Mikhail Ksenofontovich Sokolov

Mikhail Ksenofontovich Sokolov (; 1885-1947) was a Russian painter, graphic artist and illustrator active in Soviet Avant-garde arts activity.

Biography Sokolov studied at the and from 1904 to 1907 he studied at the Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry. He then spent two years in the Imperial Baltic Fleet. His first exhibition was through participation in the Mir iskusstva (World of Art) exhibition of 1917. This showed the influence of the French art from the late 19th and early 20th century.

Sokolov taught at the studios in Tver (1920-1922) whilst also taking on graphic work.

Prior to 1938, he worked as a teacher at various places including the Institute of Advanced Training of Artists and Designers. However in 1938, Sokolov put on trial and sentenced in march to seven years in Siberian labour camps.

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Personal life He was married three times: to Nadezhda Shtemberg from 1917 to 1919, to Marina Baskakova from 1927 to 1935, to Nadezhda Vereshchagina-Rozanova in 1947.