Serafima Vasilievna Shakhrai (1905 - 1981)

Serafima Vasilievna Shakhrai

Serafima Vasilievna Shakhrai (Russian: Серафима Васильевна Шахрай) was a Soviet artist of the mid-twentieth century. She is known as a painter and graphic artist who worked in the genres of landscape, still life and portraiture.

Serafima Shakhrai used various techniques, including pastel, watercolor and gouache. Her landscape work covers several favorite areas, including old Moscow, Moscow's Southern River Port, the Crimea, and Lake Pleshcheyevo in the Yaroslavl region of Russia. Her works have been highly appreciated and recognized, exhibited in prestigious galleries and awarded many times.