Elena
Petrovna Samokish-Sudkovskaya

Born in Saint-Petersburg. Studied at the Helsingfors school of art at V. Vereshchagin. In 1882-1890 lived and worked in Paris, studied in the Atelier of Jean bastien-Lepage. В1900 years worked a lot in the book-selling poster for the magazine "Niva". Illustrated books, including children's. Included in the first Ladies ' art circle (1882 — 1918)G. G.), her works were exhibited alongside the canvases of the masters of Russian art V. Vereshchagin, I. Shishkin, I. Repin.