Nadezhda Leontievna Ustinova (russian: Надежда Леонтьевна Устинова; 27 April 18968 December 1975), née ''Benois'' (Бенуа), better known as Nadia Benois, was a Russian-born painter of still lifes and landscapes, and stage designer. Her father

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belonged to the Benois family. She was the mother of British actor, writer, and filmmaker

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. Nadezhda studied how to be an artist at St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts. On 17 July 1920, Benois married Jona Ustinov, a journalist and diplomat; the couple subsequently settled in London, where Peter, their only child, was born in 1921. In 1935, Jona became a British subject. In the course of her travels, Benois painted the impressionist landscapes of London street, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. She exhibited her works in the Goupil, Redfern, Beaux-Arts, and other galleries, and is mentioned in multiple Journals from the Royal Arts Society. Some of her still lifes were acquired by the

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in 1936. She also designed the stage for the ballet ''Cap over Mill'', which was part of the ''Dark Elegies''. Later, Benois created costumes and sets for the films ''

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Notable works

* "Kensington Gardens" (Manchester City Art Gallery, 1937) * "Three Women Painters" (Michael Parkin Gallery, 1975) ;Design productions * "Dark Elegies"(1937) * "The Sleeping Princess" (1939)

References

1896 births 1975 deaths Russian painters Russian women painters Russian scenic designers Russian costume designers Soviet emigrants to the United Kingdom Nadezhda 20th-century British painters 20th-century Russian women artists Ustinov family Russian people of German descent {{Russia-painter-stub