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Anton Refrigier – born in Moscow
 Refrege was born in Moscow in the year of the first Russian revolution. This fact would seem irrelevant to the biography of an American artist: after all, his father took him to his homeland, to France, when he was still a teenager. In Paris, the boy’s artistic inclinations, inherited from his Russian ancestors, appeared: his maternal grandfather was a famous violinist, his grandmother was a ballerina of the Mariinsky Theater, and Anton himself became interested in the sculptor’s craft. Continue reading
Refrege was born in Moscow in the year of the first Russian revolution. This fact would seem irrelevant to the biography of an American artist: after all, his father took him to his homeland, to France, when he was still a teenager. In Paris, the boy’s artistic inclinations, inherited from his Russian ancestors, appeared: his maternal grandfather was a famous violinist, his grandmother was a ballerina of the Mariinsky Theater, and Anton himself became interested in the sculptor’s craft. Continue reading 
	constant companions
thus emphasizing
ambassador to Greece
variety of color
henceforth become
distinguished by its mannerism
master worked
technique of oil painting
natural principle
Mexican graphic until
statue was created
supposedly saved
most picturesque places
most popular
drew themes from these albums
introduction of an orange-red
masters saw in reality
products painted
could not recover
remarkable monument
studios were located
aspiring artist
especially outstanding
painters from England
inhuman tension.
makes several
hands he held
linear perspective
monuments of the city’s
where every wave
uniquely individual
surpass in this respect
social activity gradually
tense in mood
creative response
picture telling
outlines of buildings
years of reaction
direct observations
figures are graceful
beautiful and majestic
joyful beauty
huge cycle of murals
easel paintings
naming the artistic





