Yuri (Georgi) Vladimirovich Ender (; 1898,

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– 1963,

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) was a

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, part of the

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Biography

Born into a family with

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roots, Ender was the youngest in the artistically inclined Ender family. He studied at the Petrograd Free Art Workshops (SVOMAS) under

Mikhail Matyushin Michael Vasilyevich Matyushin (; 1861 in Nizhny Novgorod – 14 October 1934 in Leningrad) was a Russian painter and composer, leading member of the Russian avant-garde. In 1910–1913 Matyushin and his wife Elena Guro (1877–1913) were ...

from 1918 to 1922. His studies in applied

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limited his participation in Matyushin's workshops compared to his siblings. Ender was a member of the Matyushin circle and the Zorved group. Known for his studies on space, he contributed to the tradition of Organic Art. His works were exhibited in the 1923 Painting Exhibition of Petrograd Artists of All Directions, and later featured in international exhibitions.

Legacy

Ender's works are part of the George Costakis collection, now in the

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. Some of his works were showcased in the "El Cosmos de la Vanguardia Rusa" exhibition in Santander in 2010. Several of his works are in the George Costakis Collection and have been housed in the

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since the collection was purchased in 1997

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. Two of these works were included in the 2010 exhibition ''El Cosmos de la Vanguardia Rusa'' shown in the exhibition hall of the Fundación Botín in Santander, with a watercolor serving as the cover image for the exhibition catalog. John Ellis Bowlt,

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u. a. (Texte): ''El Cosmos de la Vanguardia Rusa. Arte y exploración espacial, 1900 - 1930.'' Fundación Marcelino Botín, Santander 2010,

References

External links

Works by Ender Juri in the Costakis Collection

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