Aleksandra Povòrina (1885 - 1963)

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Aleksandra Povòrina

Aleksandra Andreevna Povorina (Russian: Александра Андреевна Поворина), married Ahlers-Hestermann, was a Russian and German modernist painter.

Aleksandra was born in the family of a St. Petersburg civil servant, in 1913 she went to Paris, where she studied at the Russian Academy of M. Vasilieva, joined the circle of artists of the Paris School, became interested in the art of Cézanne and Matisse. In Paris she met the artist from Hamburg Friedrich Ahlers-Hestermann (1883-1973), who became her husband. With the outbreak of World War I, the family moved to Hamburg.

Since 1915 the artist created semi-abstract paintings, participated in group exhibitions at the Commeter Gallery, was a member of the newly created Hamburg Secession with her husband. Under the influence of Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse, she developed a spiritual-abstract art.

In 1934, the National Socialists who came to power in Germany banned Aleksandra and Friedrich any activity, and abstract paintings Povorina were recognized as degenerate. At that time the artist took up textile design, creating abstract patterns for fabrics, at the same time a series of black and white graphic ink drawings were created. During the war, many of the artist's works were destroyed.

After the end of World War II, Aleksandra took a teaching position at the Weissensee Higher Art School in Berlin, creating abstract collages. After her death, her daughter, textile, mosaic and glass artist Tatjana Ahlers-Hestermann, completed some of her works.

Date and place of birt:26 february 1885, St. Petersburg, Russia
Date and place of death:23 december 1963, Berlin, Germany
Nationality:Germany, Russia, Russian Empire
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Designer, Graphic artist, Painter
Art school / group:Hamburg Secession
Art style:Abstract art, Degenerate art, Modern art, Contemporary art

Creators Germany

Christian Friedrich Deiker (1792 - 1843)
Christian Friedrich Deiker
1792 - 1843
Elmar Georg Dietz (1902 - 1996)
Elmar Georg Dietz
1902 - 1996
Rolf Escher (1936)
Rolf Escher
1936
Sandra Schlipkoeter (1979)
Sandra Schlipkoeter
1979
Jens Hausmann (1964)
Jens Hausmann
1964
Ludwig Wolf (1776 - 1832)
Ludwig Wolf
1776 - 1832
Eugen Batz (1905 - 1986)
Eugen Batz
1905 - 1986
Paul Müller-Kaempff (1861 - 1941)
Paul Müller-Kaempff
1861 - 1941
Max Ackermann (1887 - 1975)
Max Ackermann
1887 - 1975
Hans Josephsohn (1920 - 2012)
Hans Josephsohn
1920 - 2012
Hans Goode (1825 - 1903)
Hans Goode
1825 - 1903
Jürgen Jansen (1960)
Jürgen Jansen
1960
Walter Hemming (1894 - 1979)
Walter Hemming
1894 - 1979
Ryan Mendoza (1971)
Ryan Mendoza
1971
Franz Hitzler (1946)
Franz Hitzler
1946
Henryka Beyer (1782 - 1855)
Henryka Beyer
1782 - 1855

Creators Abstract art

Hermann Albert (1937)
Hermann Albert
1937
John Behan (1938)
John Behan
1938
Milan Knížák (1940)
Milan Knížák
1940
Valery Nikolaevich Valran (1949)
Valery Nikolaevich Valran
1949
Sandro Bocola (1931 - 2022)
Sandro Bocola
1931 - 2022
Nikolaus Koliusis (1953)
Nikolaus Koliusis
1953
Ritsue Mishima (1962)
Ritsue Mishima
1962
Louis Van Lint (1909 - 1986)
Louis Van Lint
1909 - 1986
Zvi Goldstein (1947)
Zvi Goldstein
1947
Michelangelo Pistoletto (1933)
Michelangelo Pistoletto
1933
Richard Hambleton (1952 - 2017)
Richard Hambleton
1952 - 2017
Abdul Ghani Ahmad (1945)
Abdul Ghani Ahmad
1945
Don Gummer (1946)
Don Gummer
1946
Edgar Augustin (1936 - 1996)
Edgar Augustin
1936 - 1996
Franz Hitzler (1946)
Franz Hitzler
1946
Martin Wehmer (1966)
Martin Wehmer
1966
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