STRAVINSKY, Fyodor (Theodore) .

27 декабря 1907 (9 января 1908, St-Петербург) — 16 мая 1989

Painter, graphic artist, set designer

the Eldest son of the composer И. Ф. Стравинского from his first marriage with Е. Г. Носенко. He spent his childhood in nice, where he received a musical education. In his youth he was fond of painting. Formal artistic education is not received. In Paris he met П. Пикассо; for a long time was under the influence of his work. He took lessons from Ж. Брака and А. Дерена. The advice А. Матисса.

he Lived in Paris. In 1925 performed the first independent works — portraits of parents, Ж. Кокто, П. Пикассо, decorative panels for Paris Chateau. Later he painted mainly portraits, still lifes ("still life with plants and fruit"), circus scenes.

was Engaged in book graphics, in particular, have created illustrations for Comedy Ж.-Б. Мольера "wolves and sheep" (1936). Occasionally he turned to stage design: performed sketches of costumes and scenery for productions of works by И. Ф. Стравинского: ballet "Les Noces" at the Palace of fine arts in Brussels (1936), "Parsley" in Zurich, the Opera "the rake's progress" (1956), the ballet "the Firebird-птица" (1961) in Geneva.

During the occupation of Paris, as a Russian, was interned. After his release in 1942 he settled in Geneva.

In 1950-70-х was engaged in painting churches, produced sketches for stained glass and mosaics. Created stained glass Windows for the Church of Christ-Вседержителя in Fribourg, mosaic in the parish "sacred heart" (Sacré Coeur) in Geneva, 72-метровый scenic frieze with scenes from the life of Jesus Christ in the Church of Sint-Willibrordus in Almelo (1968), a separate composition in the churches in the cities of Breda, Genappe and ' s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.

in the Summer of 1974 together with his wife visited the Soviet Union.

his personal exhibitions were Held in Paris galleries "Quatre-Шмен" (1927, 1928), "Barreiro" (1935), "pearl" in new-Йорке" (1940), "Actarus" in Zurich (1942), "Atena" (1955, 1960), "the grunge" (1979) in Geneva.

he was Buried at the cemetery Saint-Женевьев-де-Буа near Paris.

Work is represented in several Museum collections, including the Museum of modern art Petit-Пале in Geneva.