BENOIS (horse) Alexander

1852 (Hamburg) - 1928 (Leningrad)

Painter, graphic artist

Biographical information about the artist scarce.

came from a family of hereditary artists. Nephew NL Benois. «The only son of Uncle Sasha [Alexander Leont'evich Benoit. - Ed. ], Also known as Sasha, but with the addition of - God knows why - Horse, is back in father's life in St. Petersburg, married his second cousin Thick Eberhardt and formed his own big family. He was a peer and close friend of my brother Albert and himself a gifted landscape painter, successfully participated in our watercolor exhibitions ».

Benoit A. "My memories»

worked as a watercolorist, a landscape. Member of the Society of Russian and exponential watercolors. Father and teacher, artist Albert Alexandrovich Benois.

In 2004 the Museum of the Benois family in Peterhof was a retrospective exhibition of works by the artist.

Works Benoit-horse are a number of museums and private collections including the Museum of the Benois family in Peterhof.