Nadia Benois, Russian, Soviet era, 1896 to 1975, oil painting on canvas depicting a cityscape, 1931. Signed and dated, lower right. Framed. Nadezhda Leontyevna Benois is a British artist of Russian origin from the Benois family. She is known, in particular, as a theater artist, set designer and book illustrator. Born near St. Petersburg of a family of artists; her father was the architect Louis Benois. She studied under Jacovleff, Choukhaieff and her uncle Alexandre Benois. She left Russia and moved to England in 1920. Benois had her first one man exhibition at the Little Gallery, the Adelphi, 1924. She exhibited with the N.E.A.C. from 1929 and was a member from 1937 to 41. Benois was also the mother of Peter Ustinov, British actor and playwright. Russian and British Fine Art, Cityscape Oil Paintings, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.