Biography
Isaev Mykola (Nikolai Isaev) (1891-1977) – painter, graphic artist, set designer. He studied at art schools in Odesa and Kharkov (early 1900s). Came to St. Petersburg (1912). Emigrated to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1919). He worked as a decorator of the People's Theater in Belgrade, copying Byzantine frescoes (1920-1924). Moved to Paris (1925). Attended classes in the workshops of V. Shukhaev and A. Yakovlev. He participated in the Autumn Salon and the Tuileries Salon; exhibitions of Russian art in Brussels (1928) and Paris (1931, 1932); exhibitions of the "Kolo" group in Belgrade (1931). He created scenery for the performances of Zh. Pitoev's theater. Designed the pavilion of the Baltic States at the International Exhibition in Paris (1937). After the war, he traveled to the south of France, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. During this period, he "came" to free figurative painting, saturated with color, with a pronounced decorative beginning. He created illustrations for books by S. Baudelaire, P. Ronsard, E. Poe, and M. Gogol. Collaborated with "C'est Paris" magazine. Personal exhibitions of M. Isaev were held in Paris (1949, 1951, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1976) and in New York (1957). He participated in the exhibition of European art in New York (1965), the exhibitions "Russian Artists of the School of Paris" (1961) and "Russian View" (1974). The artist's works are in the museums of Zurich, Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
Biography
Isaev Mykola (Nikolai Isaev) (1891-1977) – painter, graphic artist, set designer. He studied at art schools in Odesa and Kharkov (early 1900s). Came to St. Petersburg (1912). Emigrated to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1919). He worked as a decorator of the People's Theater in Belgrade, copying Byzantine frescoes (1920-1924). Moved to Paris (1925). Attended classes in the workshops of V. Shukhaev and A. Yakovlev. He participated in the Autumn Salon and the Tuileries Salon; exhibitions of Russian art in Brussels (1928) and Paris (1931, 1932); exhibitions of the "Kolo" group in Belgrade (1931). He created scenery for the performances of Zh. Pitoev's theater. Designed the pavilion of the Baltic States at the International Exhibition in Paris (1937). After the war, he traveled to the south of France, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. During this period, he "came" to free figurative painting, saturated with color, with a pronounced decorative beginning. He created illustrations for books by S. Baudelaire, P. Ronsard, E. Poe, and M. Gogol. Collaborated with "C'est Paris" magazine. Personal exhibitions of M. Isaev were held in Paris (1949, 1951, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1976) and in New York (1957). He participated in the exhibition of European art in New York (1965), the exhibitions "Russian Artists of the School of Paris" (1961) and "Russian View" (1974). The artist's works are in the museums of Zurich, Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
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