February 27, 1898 (Odessa) - July 13, 1978 (Paris)
Biography and work
http://artinvestment.ru/auctions/4675/biography.html
Some interesting quote here.
Perhaps the short time he studied at the Odessa Art School (1910). In 1916-1918 participated in exhibitions of the Odessa Society of Independent Artists. At the same time (1916-1919, intermittently) studied at the Novorossiysk University in Odessa, first on the natural sciences department of physics and mathematics faculty, then - at the Faculty of Law, the course is not finished. In 1917 - 1918 he served in the army, the local Artillery School held an accelerated six-month course.
In November 1919, together with his wife, OA Bilinkoy-Bilinkis, emigrated to Italy and settled in Rome.