ANZHIBU Francois (Ettingen (Menchinskay) Elena Frantsievna)

March 20, 1887 (Venice) - 1950 (France (?))

Painter, graphic artist

Biographical details are scarce. Of noble family, the Baroness. In the early 1900's, settled in Paris with his cousin Sergei Yastrebtsovym, later known under the pseudonym of Serge Fehr. Organized literary and artistic salon, where she met with many representatives of the artistic life of France - G. Apollinaire, M. Jacob, A. Salmon, AP Archipenko, MF Larionov, AA Exter, MZ Chagall, S. Delaunay, O. Zadkine and others.

Studied at the Academy R. Julien. Passed through passion cubism, surrealism, abstract art. Under the pseudonym François Anzhibu exhibited his work in the salons of Independent (1912, 1914, 1926, 1929) and Supernezavisimyh (1934 and 1938). Participated in the exhibition of Russian art in Prague.

Many engaged in literary work, printed under the pseudonym Leonard Pie and Rosh Gray. She has worked in the magazine Soirees de Paris, based C. Fehr, and G. Apollinaire. Author of a monograph on Henri Rousseau (Rome, 1921). Wrote several novels, including Cheraux de minuit, illustrations of which complied with Picasso (1956, Paris).

works are in several museum and private collections.