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- Natalya Goncharova
- Rabbi with Cat
- about 1912
- GMA 796
![La Forêt [The Forest]](http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/collection/GMA 1674.jpg)
- Natalya Goncharova
- La Forêt [The Forest]
- about 1913
- GMA 1674
Natalya Goncharova (Russian, 1881 - 1962)
Goncharova was born near Tula in Russia. While studying in Moscow, she met fellow artist Mikhail Larionov who became her lifelong companion and encouraged her to concentrate on painting instead of sculpture. As a prominent figure in the Russian avant garde movement, Goncharova was an exponent of the neo-primitivist style, which combined elements of contemporary French fauvist art with traditional Russian folk art. After settling permanently in Paris in 1917, Goncharova worked with Diaghilev's 'Ballets Russes', designing sets and costumes.
