Olga Borisovna Bogayevskaya (1915 - 2000)

Olga Borisovna Bogayevskaya

Olga Borisovna Bogayevskaya (Russian: Ольга Борисовна Богаевская) was a Soviet and Russian artist of the second half of the twentieth century. She is known as a painter, graphic artist, teacher, and representative of the Leningrad school.

At the beginning of her career, Olga Bogayevskaya taught painting at the Secondary Art School of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and participated in exhibitions. Her works, notable for their uncommon colorism, included children's portraits, interior and exterior still lifes. In 1950-1960 she was already considered one of the leading artists of Leningrad.

Her works are in many museums and private collections around the world, including the State Russian Museum and the State Tretyakov Gallery. Bogayevskaya also exhibited successfully abroad, including France.