About Leonid Khizhinsky
Lived 1896 – 1972 (aged 76). Leonid Khizhinsky was a Russian painter, artist, graphic artist and illustrator.
Leonid Semyonovich Khizhinsky (; 1896 in Kiev – 1972) was a graphic artist and illustrator of Ukrainian origin. In 1924 the Leningrad publishing houses, most notably Academia, drew Khizhinsky and he ultimately chose the wood engraving. Khizhinsky's artwork was inspired by the paintings of Mikhail Vrubel and the culture of Kievan Rus.
Khizhinsky's artwork adorns the comedies of Carlo Goldoni, Heine's Reisebilder and Mérimée's A Chronicle of the Reign of Charles IX, as well as the Russian folk tales by Olga Ozarovskaya and riddles by M. A. Rybnikova.
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Who was Leonid Khizhinsky?
Russian painter (1896-1972)
When was Leonid Khizhinsky born?
Leonid Khizhinsky was born on 3 January 1896 in Kyiv.
When did Leonid Khizhinsky die?
Leonid Khizhinsky died on 27 December 1972 in Moscow.
What was Leonid Khizhinsky's occupation?
Leonid Khizhinsky was a painter, artist, graphic artist and illustrator.
What nationality was Leonid Khizhinsky?
Leonid Khizhinsky was Russian.
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