Elena Mikhailovna Bebutova (1892 - 1970)
Elena Mikhailovna Bebutova
Elena Mikhailovna Bebutova (Russian: Елена Михайловна Бебутова) was a Russian and Soviet artist of the mid-twentieth century of Georgian-Armenian origin. She is known as a painter, graphic artist and scenographer.
Elena Bebutova evolved from a fascination with cubism and futurism in her early work to a more decorative and realistic style. In 1917, she began working on the decoration of performances in various theaters in Russia, and held a personal exhibition in Moscow in 1923. Returning to the USSR after business trips to Berlin and Paris, she became one of the founding members of the society "Four Arts". Her work in the theater was closely linked to the directing activities of her brother Valery Bebutova; their last collaboration was a production of Hamlet at the Vitebsk Belorussian Theater in 1946 and 1955.
Bebutova is also known as a model for portraits created by her husband Pavel Kuznetsov.
| Date and place of birt: | 25 january 1892, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
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| Date and place of death: | 25 april 1970, Moscow, USSR |
| Nationality: | Russia, USSR, Russian Empire |
| Period of activity: | XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Decorator, Graphic artist, Painter, Scenographer |
| Art school / group: | Mir iskusstva |
| Genre: | Genre art, Portrait, Still life |
| Art style: | Avant-garde, Contemporary art |
