Background
Motovilov, Georgii was born in 1894. Daughter of Prince Aleksei Ivanovich Gagarin, a descendant of Rurik, founder of the Russian monarchy, c.
Motovilov, Georgii was born in 1894. Daughter of Prince Aleksei Ivanovich Gagarin, a descendant of Rurik, founder of the Russian monarchy, c.
Studied at the Moscow VKHUTEMAS, 191821. Pupil of Sergei Konenkov. Studied at the Moscow VKHUTEMAS, 191821.
First exhibition in Moscow. Other exhibitions: Moscow, 1928-1929,
1933 (2 exhibitions), 1939-1940, 194243, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1957, 1961. Personal exhibitions: Moscow,
1934 and 1957 (with A. Kuprin).
Moutafian, Helena, Princess (b. Gagarina, Elena Alekseevna)
2.5.1930-. Charity worker,
painter.
879. Has devoted her last 30 years to the needs of other people, working tirelessly for some 30 charities: Deputy President of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, London. Honorary Vice President of the Women’s Council. Patron of the Kingston and District Charity.
Life patron of the NSPCC: President of Friends of the Unicorn Theatre for Children. Patron of the National Assocation for Health, and the British Council for Peace. Involved in projects for uniting world religions.
Vice President of the Sound Press for the Blind, and President of Help the Aged. Received an MBE in 1976 for 25 years service to the community in London. Has also been honoured in France, receiving the Grande Medaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris in June 1977.
Also received the Etoile Civique, and the Croix de Chevalier. Holds a literary salon at her Hampstead home. Hostess to many interesting international figures and events.
Dedicated painter. Silver medal winner (Grollo d’Ore) for her paintings in Venice. Journalist, specializing in society and charity matters. Regular contributor to the annual Debrett magazine Cities of the World.
Married a city commodity broker, Artin Moutafian, himself an Armenian with strong Russian connections.