Artist Ekaterina Serebryakova Dies in Paris
An archival obituary for Ekaterina Serebriakova, Zinaida's youngest daughter, artist, collaborator, and one of the essential guardians of the family legacy.
The original notice uses the Russian convention 'in her 102nd year'; Ekaterina Serebriakova was born on 28 June 1913 and died on 26 August 2014.
Ekaterina's obituary belongs in the archive because it marks the passing of one of the last direct witnesses of Zinaida's Paris life and one of the principal guardians of the artist's studio legacy.
Her biography is inseparable from the family archive: she joined Zinaida in Paris in 1928, worked as an artist, collaborated with Alexander, and helped sustain the Fondation Serebriakoff.
PARIS, 26 August 2014 – In her 102nd year, artist Ekaterina Serebryakova died in Paris.
Ekaterina Serebryakova was the daughter of the artist (and World of Art member) Zinaida Serebryakova.
She was born on 28 June 1913 in Tsarskoye Selo.
In 1928 Ekaterina moved to Paris, where she worked with her brother Alexander.
The artist made a substantial contribution to preserving the legacy of Zinaida Serebryakova.
According to the French diplomat and translator Irène Zayonchek (Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour), Serebryakova’s work "opened 'new pages in the history of a unique family'.
'A remarkable person,' said Countess Colette Tolstoy, head of the "Friends of Leo Tolstoy" association, about Ekaterina Serebryakova.
'The world of Russian culture has suffered an irreparable loss,' said the Russian Ambassador to France, Alexander Orlov.
'Ekaterina Borisovna was a true master, a person of amazing spirit.' Serebryakova’s funeral, the embassy reported, will be held at the Russian cemetery in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois.