Venus And Its Architecture, Maria Lagorio

Venus and her architecture, gouache and oil on paper, Maria Lagorio (1893-1979), signed in the lower right corner. Frame size: H. 59 x W. 47 x D. 1cm; subject: H. 50.5 x 39 cm.

Maria Aleksandrovna Lagorio. Born 8 September 1893 in Warsaw. She died in 1979. Active in Germany and then in France. Polish.
Painter, illustrator.
She was born to French and Italian parents of Russian origin. She began her artistic practice by drawing and illustrating prestigious books and magazines such as Ville et campagne. After the revolution, she moved to Finland where she married the painter-architect Isselenov. She then moved to Germany and France.
She belongs to the group Le Monde de l'art. She has appeared at the Salon des Indépendants in Paris. She illustrated Le Portrait de Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde and Don Juan de Hoffmann.