Biography: Natalia Gontcharova studied sculpture at the Moscow Academy of Art, but turned to painting in 1904. She was deeply inspired by the primitive aspects of Russian folk art and attempted to emulate it in her own work while incorporating elements of Fauvism and Cubism. Gontcharova was a member of the Der Blaue Reiter avant-garde group from its founding in 1911. In 1915, she began to design ballet costumes and sets in Geneva and then moved to Paris in 1921 to continue her theatre work.
Artworks in Museum Collections: (13) Click the artwork titles below to see actual examples of artwork or works of art relevant to works by Natalia Gontcharova.
