Soft, sensuous designs are the hallmark of Irena Brynner, a Russian-born painter and sculptor who took up jewelry in the 1950's.

April 26 - Isaac Soyer, Russian-born American painter, (died 1981)

Morris Kantor was a Russian-born American painter based in the New York City area.

Only 41 at the time, the Russian-born painter was a leading, albeit controversial, member of the School of Paris.

March 28 - Marc Chagall, Russian-born painter (b. 1887)

Also popular at Christie's were three paintings by the Russian-born painter Nicolas de Staël, who died in 1955.

Avigdor Stematsky (1908-89) was a Russian-born Israeli painter.

Walter Spies (15 September 1895 - 19 January 1942) was a Russian-born German primitivist painter.

January 5 - Nicolas de Staël, Russian-born painter (died 1955)

El Kazovsky, 58, Russian-born Hungarian painter and artist.