Sergey Chekhonin
Sergey Chekhonin | |
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Russian artist Sergey Tchekhonin (1878-1936) | |
| Born | Sergey Vasil'evich Tchehonine 2 February 1878 |
| Died | 23 February 1936 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Known for | Graphics |
| Notable work | Maxim Gorky at the Louvre |
Sergey Vasil'evich Tchehonine (also Chekhonin; 2 February 1878 – 23 February 1936) was a Russian graphic artist, portrait miniaturist, ceramicist, and illustrator.
Together with Heorhiy Narbut and Dmitry Mitrokhin, Chekhonin belongs to the second generation of the World of Art, the so-called artists who entered the union in the 1910s. Widely known as a graphics artist and creator of the so-called propaganda porcelain, he illustrated many Soviet publications, and even managed to invent a completely original way of multi-color printing on fabric. His works are in many museums of the USSR, and his artistic legacy is thoroughly diverse.