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Lyubov Popova
Moving abstract art into theatre sets, textiles and everyday design.
Objects from a Dyer’s Shop · Painterly Architectonic
- Born
- 1889
- Birthplace
- Ivanovskoye, Russia
- Died
- 25 May 1924
More people
Lyubov Popova
Russian avant-garde painter and designer whose Constructivist work linked artistic experiment with the material culture of a new society.
Early life
An artistic household
Grew up in a prosperous family with strong cultural interests.
Study and travel
Trained in Moscow and Paris, studying Cubism and encountering Italian art.
Career
- 1910s
From figures to abstraction
Participated in avant-garde exhibitions and developed her Painterly Architectonics.
- 1920–1921
Teaching and Constructivism
Taught and increasingly argued for art’s practical application.
- 1922–1924
Stage and textile design
Designed theatre environments and worked on fabrics for industrial production.
Selected work
Objects from a Dyer’s Shop
A Cubist arrangement of objects and shifting planes.
Painterly Architectonic
Overlapping coloured forms suggest a constructed space.
The Magnanimous Cuckold
A stage design that replaced conventional scenery with a functional structure.
Beyond work
Family tragedy
Her husband died of typhoid; she later died of scarlet fever shortly after her young son.
Art beyond the gallery
Her textile work pursued the idea that modern design could enter ordinary daily life.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: Unknown author Unknown author. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
