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Georges Wakhévitch
Art
16 Aug 1907
† 11 Feb 1984
Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
Biography
Georges Wakhévitch (Georgy Leonidovich Vakhevich; August 18, 1907 in Odessa, Russian Empire – February 11, 1984 in Paris) was a Russian-born French art director. The son of a naval engineer, he immigrated to France in 1921. He was grew up in Paris, where he studied painting. He was an assistant to film director Lazare Meerson in the 1920s. Wakhévitch also designed sets and costumes for the theatre, the ballet, and the opera. His designs usually used vivid colours and successful sets for Covent...
Also Known As
Georges Vakhevitch, Georges Wakevitch, Georges Wakhevitch, Georges Wakhewitsch
