10 Facts About Mstislav Dobuzhinsky

Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky or Dobujinsky was a Russian and Lithuanian artist noted for his cityscapes conveying the explosive growth and decay of the early twentieth-century city.

Noble Lithuanian extraction, Dobuzhinsky was born on August 14,1875 in Novgorod into the family of an army officer.

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky was distinguished from other miriskusniki by his expressionist manner and keen interest in modern industrial cityscapes.

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky was renowned as an excellent art teacher; among his young pupils was Vladimir Nabokov, with whom he maintained correspondence for decades.

In 1924, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky followed the advice of Jurgis Baltrusaitis and withdrew to Lithuania.

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Mstislav Dobuzhinsky was naturalized there in 1924 and lived in Kaunas until 1925.

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky then emigrated to England in 1935, and moved to the United States in 1939 where he stayed for the duration of the war.

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky spent the last ten years of his life in Europe, occasionally returning to New York for theatrical work.

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky contributed sets for theatre productions in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Dusseldorf.

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky is interred at the Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois Russian Cemetery Departement de l'Essonne, Ile-de-France, France; Plot: grave 3428.