ROMANOVA (Kulikov) Olga Aleksandrovna, the Grand Duchess

1 (14) June 1882 (Peterhof St-Петербургской province) — 24 ноября 1960 (Toronto)

civic leader, painter, graphic artist arts-прикладного art

the Youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Fyodorovna, nee Princess of the Danish; sister of Emperor Nicholas II. The great Princess, the Grand Duchess. From 1901 — in marriage with Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg, 1916 — in morganatic marriage with Nikolai Alexandrovich kulykovka, captain Leib-гвардии Cuirassier regiment.

he spent his Childhood at Gatchina. Was educated at home. Was fond of music, playing the violin, photography, sports. Studied painting and drawing under the guidance of К. В. Лемоха, В. Е. Маковского, К. Я. Крыжицкого, С. Ю. Жуковского, С. А. Виноградова.

he Painted landscapes, genre compositions, still-lifes; worked a lot in watercolors. Trustee of the artistic and charitable societies: Imperial Society of Russian watercolorists (1910-е), "Mossanovski Mondays" (1910-е), Union of Russian artists (1910-е), the Society they. А. И. Куинджи (1910-е), the Company's artistic revival of Russia (1915-1917). Founder and President of the society of. К. Я. Крыжицкого (1912-1917).

during the First world war was a nurse at the front.

After the October revolution left Petersburg and, with her mother, her husband and three children, went to the Crimea. Lived in AI-Тодоре, Dulber and Kharaks. In the spring of 1919, together with his family left Crimea in Yalta, Kerch, Novorossiysk, from where the ship "Marlborough" moved first to Constantinople, then — Belgrade. In 1920 arrived in Denmark.

Lived in Copenhagen. In 1948 at the insistence of the Soviet government, which gave Denmark a note of protest concerning activity of Olga Alexandrovna in the country, were forced to leave Denmark and move to Canada. I lived in Toronto. In 1920-60-е was engaged in active artistic activity that became the main source of family income. Executed painting on porcelain. His personal exhibitions were held in Copenhagen (1934), London (1936).

Buried in the Russian section of the cemetery North-Йорк in Toronto.

Exhibitions were held in Washington (2001, residence of the Russian Ambassador), Moscow (2002, 2005, 2007), Ekaterinburg (2004), St-Петербурге (2005), Balashikha (2006), Tyumen (2006), Surgut (2007), Vladivostok (2013).

Based Charitable Foundation. Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna.

Work is represented in several Museum collections, among them — State Museum-заповедник "Gatchina".

Sources:
1. Alekseev И. В. "On the Golden porch...". The Romanov Dynasty. Biographical and bibliographic guide. St. Petersburg, 2007. S. 121.
2. history-gatchina.ru.
3. fund-olga.ru.
4. kultprivet.ru.