Reuben Mednikoff

Reuben Mednikoff (1906–1972), also known as Reuben Pailthorpe, was a British surrealist artist, designer and poet. Mednikoff is known for his collaboration with Grace Pailthorpe in the development of Psychorealism. Mednikoff's father, Myer Mednikoff, was a tinsmith and his mother, Hetty Mednikoff (Also cited as Annie Mednikoff Both of Mednikoff's parents were born in Vitebsk, Russian Empire (present-day, Belarus).)

Personal life On 14 December 1932, Mednikoff married Marie Louise De Sousa. De Sousa later left Mednikoff in 1933 following an affair with the artist Harold Llewellyn Botcherby.