The Life and Origins of André Lanskoy André Lanskoy was born in Moscow on 31 March 1902. His early years were marked by movement across the Russian landscape. Following 1905, his family relocated to St. Petersburg, eventually settling in the capital in 1909. By 1918, he had moved to Kiev, a city where he began to produce his first paintings. These early works emerged during a period of significant upheaval, as he found himself fighting in the White Army during the Russian Civil War. The chaos of the war left him with an injury, which prompted a move to Constantinople. This displacement was…