Michel Kikoine

Michel Kikoine was a French painter, who represented Expressionism movement. Also, in his works, he employed rich beautiful colors in bold strokes to create an Impressionist style.
Background
Michel Kikoine was born on May 31, 1892 in Rechytsa, Russian Empire (present-day Rechytsa, Homyel’skaya Voblasts’, Belarus). He was a son of Samuel-Peretz Kikoine a Jewish banker, and Geni Tsiyuni.
Ecole de Paris
In 1924, Michel received French citizenship.