 Grégoire Michonze

Grégoire Michonze (1902–1982) (variant name Grégoire Michonznic, "Grogórij Mišónznik") was a Russian-French painter, born in 1902 in Kishinev (Bessarabia), Russian Empire (now Republic of Moldova).From 1919-1922, Michonze studied at a local art academy where, painting Russian icons, he learned to master the technique of painting with egg tempera.