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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
introduction of an orange-red
huge cycle of murals
thus emphasizing
henceforth become
uniquely individual
natural principle
surpass in this respect
direct observations
drew themes from these albums
constant companions
masters saw in reality
painters from England
makes several
Mexican graphic until
linear perspective
beautiful and majestic
inhuman tension.
products painted
easel paintings
most popular
variety of color
monuments of the city’s
hands he held
most picturesque places
especially outstanding
distinguished by its mannerism
master worked
supposedly saved
aspiring artist
technique of oil painting
creative response
could not recover
naming the artistic
years of reaction
figures are graceful
picture telling
ambassador to Greece
where every wave
studios were located
remarkable monument
social activity gradually
outlines of buildings
statue was created
tense in mood
joyful beauty