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Théodore Igorevich Strawinsky (Russian: Фёдор Игоревич Стравинский; March 24, 1907 – May 16, 1989) was a Russian-born painter. Life. Strawinsky was born in Saint Petersburg in 1907.
The oeuvre. I tackle my art as a poetical-plastic transposition. Poetry does not stem from the topic, but from the shapes and colours which compose it. From pastel to stained glass windows or from mosaic to oil painting, what matters is to blend poetry with plastic.
Théodore took his first steps in the theatre world when he painted the sets for André Obey’s Loire, presented at the Théâtre du Vieux Colombier in Paris. This resulted in more than a dozen orders for costumes and sets in France, Belgium and Switzerland.
Swiss painter of Russian heritage, Théodore Strawinsky (1907-1989), son of the famous composer Igor Stravinsky, was an extremely prolific artist. His work belongs to a dual lineage of Post-Impressionism and Cubism whose essential messages – a new relationship with reality and the autonomy of a work of art – he made his own.
The Théodore Strawinsky collection is made up of an ensemble of almost 5,000 works (oils, pastels, watercolours, gouaches, prints, and graphite drawings). More than 700 models and preparatory works connected with his religious artworks were donated in 1995 to the Musée Suisse du vitrail (Vitromusée) in Romont.
Théodore Igorevich Strawinsky ( Russian: Фёдор Игоревич Стравинский; March 24, 1907 – May 16, 1989) was a Russian-born painter. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Life. Strawinsky was born in Saint Petersburg in 1907.
The Fondation Théodore Strawinsky is a non-profit foundation, founded in 1991 by Denise Strawinsky, the widow of the painter Théodore Strawinsky. It is listed on the Geneva Commercial Register and its members are selected by co-optation.
