Evgeniya Alexandrovna Lang (1890 - 1973)
1890-05-23Moscow, Russian Empire1973-12-16Moscow, USSRGermany, Italy, Russia, France, USSR, Russian Empire
Evgeniya Alexandrovna Lang
Evgeniya Alexandrovna Lang (Russian: Евгения Александровна Ланг) was a Russian and Soviet artist of Scottish descent. She is known as a painter who lived most of her life in exile in Europe.
Evgeniya Lang preferred "quiet" genres - still life, portrait, and landscape. She worked mainly in oil on canvas, board, plywood, organelite. One of the most famous works of the artist is a portrait of the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, with whom she was closely acquainted.
Date and place of birt: | 23 may 1890, Moscow, Russian Empire |
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Date and place of death: | 16 december 1973, Moscow, USSR |
Nationality: | Germany, Italy, Russia, France, USSR, Russian Empire |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist |
Art school / group: | Союз художников СССР |
Genre: | Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life |
Art style: | Avant-garde, Contemporary art, Impressionism, Realism |