Dance of the Seven Veils / Ida Rubinstein Sculpture

Ivan Korzhev is a Russian sculptor, muralist, architect, member of the Moscow Union of artists, Honoured artist of the Russian Federation. Works in the genres of realistic portrait, mural, easel, memorial and Park sculptures, paintings, drawings, modern architecture. Graduated from Moscow state academic art Institute named after Surikov. Created about 100 sculptures on various topics. In 2011, the creation of Ivan Korzhev sculptures of the ancient muses Erato and Terpsichore for the Central facade of the State Academic Bolshoi theatre of Russia was crowned with many years of work on its restoration. The author of the sculpture of Ivan Korzhev replaced earlier creations P. Klodt and M. Rukavishnikova decorating two Central eksedry of the Bolshoi theatre. Ivan Korzhev has more than 30 memorial monuments and tombstones. The sculptor took part in the production of narrative reliefs during the reconstruction of the Temple of Christ the Savior. Ivan is the author of the monument for the family tombs of famous Russian Industrialists and philanthropists Stroganov Moscow and established in 2012, the monument to the outstanding Russian educator, journalist and public figure Nikolai Ivanovich Novikov.