Nadia Benois

1896 1974

Russian artist (1896-1974)

Nadezhda Leontievna Ustinova, better known as Nadia Benois, was a Russian-born British painter of still lifes and landscapes, and stage designer. Her father Leon Benois belonged to the Benois family. She was the mother of British actor, writer, and filmmaker Sir Peter Ustinov.

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