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Nadia Benois

1896–1975

Near La Garde Freinet 1935
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Biography

Nadezhda Leontievna Ustinova (Russian: Надежда Леонтьевна Устинова; éBenois (Бенуа); 17 May 1896 – 8 December 1975), better known as Nadia Benois, was a Russian-born British painter of still lifes and landscapes, and stage designer. Her father Leon Benois belonged to the Benois family. She was the mother of British actor, writer, and filmmaker Sir Peter Ustinov.

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