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Nikolai
Ivanovich Evgrafov

Russia • 1904−1941

Biography and information

Regarding the place of birth, there are two versions: Leningrad and Nizhny Novgorod. He studied at the Nizhny Novgorod art and industrial College, then AH. Worked in clubs and theatres. He was one of the first students in the group Filonov, however, according to the same sources, his membership in the team MAI dates back to 1927-1930 and 1925-1932. tn.Glebov calls Evgrafova in the number of pupils who drop out of school Filonov in 1930 For the play "the government Inspector" in House printing performed sketches of five costumes and backdrop in the first act. In the late 1930s departed from filonovskih principles of creativity. In recent times his works were exhibited at the "Exhibition of painting and sculpture of the Leningrad city Committee of artists" (House of arts. K. S. Stanislavsky, 1941). Participated in the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940 At the beginning of the great Patriotic war was lost on the Leningrad front.

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