Artist

Igor' Terent'ev

Portrait of Igor' Terent'ev
Portrait of Igor' Terent'ev

Russian, 1892–1937

Igor' Terent'ev was a Russian artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Igor' Terent'ev was born in Pavlohrad.

Igor Gerasimovich Terentiev (Russian: Игорь Герасимович Терентьев; 17 January 1892 in Pavlograd – 17 June 1937 in Butyrskaya prison, Moscow) was a poet, artist, stage director, and a representative of the avant-garde tradition. He is known for his Zaum poems, formulated by him during his tiflis period, and his theatrical experiments were an inspiration to the Oberiu collective. Some of his most famous plays include Inspector General, John Reed, and Natalya Tarpova.

Works by Igor' Terent'ev

Collections represented

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