Alexandre Jacovleff

Alexandre Yevgenievich Jacovleff (also spelt Iacovleff or Yakovlev, Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Яковлев; 25 June [O.S. 13 June] 1887 - 12 May 1938) was a Russian neoclassicist painter, draughtsman, designer and etcher. Alexandre was the son of a naval officer from Saint Petersburg, where he was born. Between 1905 and 1913 he studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts under Kardovsky. While a student he enjoyed drawing and worked for the art magazi... more

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  • 1887

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  • May 12, 1938 (age 51 years)

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