Residence Britain Name Nadia Benois Children Peter Ustinov Occupation Artist, painter Parents Leon Benois | Ethnicity Russian Died December 8, 1974 Nationality Russian Role Painter | |
Born April 27, 1896 St. Petersburg, Russia Spouse Jona von Ustinov (m. 1920–1962) Grandchildren Tamara Ustinov, Pavla Ustinov, Andrea Ustinov, Igor Ustinov Similar People Alexandre Benois, Peter Ustinov, Nicholas Benois, Albert Nikolayevitch Benois, Suzanne Cloutier | ||
Nadezhda Leontievna Ustinova (Надежда Леонтьевна Устинова), née Benois (Бенуа), better known as Nadia Benois (1896–1974), was a Russian painter of still life and landscape, and stage designer. Her father Leon Benois belonged to the Benois family. Nadezhda studied how to be an artist at St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts. In 1920, Benois moved along with her husband, Jona Ustinov to London. In the course of her travels, Benois painted the impressionist landscapes of London street, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. She exhibited her works in the Goupil, Redfern, Beaux-Arts, and other galleries. Some of her still-lives were acquired by the Tate Gallery in 1936. Later in life, Benois used her talents to help the career of her son Peter Ustinov by formatting the screenplays and plays and creating costumes and sets for the films Vice Versa and Private Angelo.