Description
Title | Russia.
Aleksandr Benua – Russian painter. Bath house of Markiza (1906). Pictorial Postcard |
Type | Pictorial Post card |
Artist | Aleksandr Benua (May 3, 1870 – February 9, 1960) was born into the family of a celebrated architect and since his childhood revered art. He did not receive academic artistic training, though, opting instead to study law at St. Petersburg University (1890-1894). At the same time he studied art history by himself and took lessons in drawing and painting.
Benua began as a landscape artist, painting views of St. Petersburg and surrounding areas. |
Approx. Size | 5.8X4.1 inches (15X10.5 cm) |
Condition: | Good |
Edges/Corners | Fine |
Used/Unused | Unused |
Published by | „Izobrazitelnoe Iskusstvo“ Publisher, Moscow, 1982 |
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