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Irene Klestova (1908-1989) | Still life painter

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Russian-French painter Irène Klestova/ Ирина Клестова was born in Saratov-Russia, then the family of the artist moved to Moscow. Here, in the studio of the famous landscape painter Theodore Rerberg, Irene began his artistic education.
In 1925 he entered the Academy of Arts in Rome. In the same period, Irina met her future husband, painter Lev Tchistovsky.

Lev Tchistovsky and portrait of Irène Klestova from husband, Lev Tchistovsky

Largely thanks to him Klestova manage to keep such a rare while crystal clear academic painting.
In 1926, the couple settled in Paris in Montparnasse neighborhood with André Breton and Tamara de Lempicka.
The artist led a rich secular and creative life, was a member of the National Society of Fine Arts and the Society of Independent Artists, participated in many exhibitions in France, England and the United States, her solo exhibitions were held several times in the French galleries. The famous book by Walter Foster "How to draw and paint flowers" illustrated some of her works.
Since the late 1930s, lived in the south-west of France, where she was engaged in cultivation as her favorite orchids. She died there in 1989.






















Irène Klestova od Irina Klestova / Ирина Борисовна Клестова era una pittrice Russa.
È nata a Saratov in Russia. Ha continuato gli studi presso una scuola privata FI Rerberg a Mosca. Nel 1925, emigrò nell'Europa occidentale.
Nel 1925-1926 frequentò i corsi dell'Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma.
A Venezia, Irene Klestova incontra il pittore Lev Tchistovsky che diventa suo marito.
Nel 1926, si stabilirono a Parigi nel quartiere Montparnasse, impasse du Rouet.
Negli anni '30, lei e suo marito lasciarono Parigi per Chenevières, una cittadina nel sud-ovest della Francia, dove iniziò a coltivare le orchidee che servivano da modello.
Tra il 1935-1975 espone al Salon des Indépendants, al Salon de Meudon (1945), al Salon du Printemps (1947, 1948), al Salon of "Free Art" (1947, 1948) ed in numerose mostre in Gran Bretagna e negli Stati Uniti.
I dipinti dell'artista sono conservati nel Museo di Belle Arti di Villefranche de Rouergue, nel Museo di Belle Arti del Castello di Senevier, in gallerie in Gran Bretagna e negli Stati Uniti, nonché in collezioni private. I. B. Klestova morì il 18 gennaio 1988 a Parigi e fu sepolta a Senevier con suo marito.