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Michel Larionov

1881–1964

Rayonist Drawing c.1911–12
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Biography

Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov (Russian: Михаи́л Фёдорович Ларио́нов; June 3 [O.S. May 22] 1881 – May 10, 1964) was a Russian avant-garde painter who worked with radical exhibitors and pioneered the first approach to abstract Russian art. His lifelong partner was fellow avant-garde artist, Natalia Goncharova.

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  • Nocturne

    Michel Larionov
    c.1913–14
  • Serge Diaghilev

    Michel Larionov
    1915
  • White Drawing

    Michel Larionov
    ?1907
  • Soldier on a Horse

    Michel Larionov
    c.1911
  • Rayonist Drawing

    Michel Larionov
    c.1911–12
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