Portrait of Lanceray (1907), by Konstantin Somov.

Yevgeny Yevgenievich Lansere, also spelled Lanceray (23 August 1875, Pavlovsk — 13 September 1946, Moscow), was a Russian graphic artist (painter, sculptor, mosaicist, illustrator) stylistically associated with the World of Art. Konstantin Andreyevich Somov (1869-1939) was a Russian artist associated with the Mir iskusstva. ... This is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some people started singing it not knowing what it was they just started singing it forever just becauseThis is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Pavlovsk (Russian: Павловск) is a town situated in the Leningrad oblast, Russia, 30 km from St. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... Miriskusniki tended to idealize the 18th century as the quintessential Age of Art. ...

His father was a prominent sculptor, and his uncle was Alexandre Benois, an essential figure in the artistic world of Europe. Lanceray was enrolled at the Académie Colarossi and Académie Julian between 1895 and 1898. Like other World of Art members, he was fascinated with the "sparkling dust" of rococo art and often turned to the 18th-century Russian history for inspiration. Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois (May 4, 1870, St Petersburg - February 9, 1960, Paris) was probably the most important member of the artistic Benois family. ... The Académie Colarossi is an art school founded by the Italian sculptor, Filippo Colarossi. ... The Académie Julian was an art school in Paris, France. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Lanceray was the only leading member of the World of Art to remain in Russia after the Revolution of 1917. Even his sister, Zinaida Serebryakova, found the revolutionary milieu alien to her art and left for Paris. Lanceray, who had been illustrating revolutionary periodicals during the First Russian Revolution, went to Ankara. He became enchanted with oriental themes, moved to Dagestan and eventually settled in Tbilisi. During his stay in Georgia, he read lectures in the local academy of arts and illustrated the Caucasian novellas of Leo Tolstoy. The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a political movement in Russia that climaxed in 1917 with the overthrow of the provisional government that had replaced the Russian Tsar system, and led to the establishment of the Soviet Union, which lasted until its collapse in 1991. ... At the Dressing-Table, 1909 Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebryakova (Russian: ) (December 10, 1884–September 19, 1967) was the first Russian woman-painter of distinction. ... The Russian Revolution of 1905 was an empire-wide spasm of both anti-government and undirected violence. ... Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after İstanbul. ... The Republic of Dagestan (Russian: ), older spelling Daghestan, is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Tbilisi (Georgian თბილისი) is the capital city of the country of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura (Mtkvari) river, at . ... Leo Tolstoy, late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910, N.S.; August 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910, O.S.) was a Russian novelist, social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, moral thinker and an influential member...

It was not until 1933 that Lanceray returned to Moscow, where he became involved in the decoration of the Kazan Railway Station and the Hotel Moskva. Three years before his death, he was honoured with the Stalin Prize. Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... The Hotel Moskva was a major hotel located in central Moscow, Russia, just north of the Kremlin. ... The USSR State Prize (Russian:Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР) was the Soviet Unions highest civilian honour. ...

External links

• (Russian) Biography
• (English) The Grove Dictionary of Art