An exhibition presenting a selection of works painted by Larisa Grigorieva, described as one of the leading artists of the Lomonosov, now Imperial Porcelain Factory, during the 1940s–80s, is on view in the Robert J. Brokop Gallery from October 10, 2026, through February 7, 2027. The exhibition includes porcelain pieces painted by Grigorieva that were donated by her daughter, Olga Starisky, who also contributed part of her own collection.
Grigorieva, who lived from 1920 to 1997, was a prominent Soviet porcelain painter who spent more than four decades shaping the visual legacy of Leningrad’s Lomonosov Porcelain Factory. She joined the factory as an apprentice in 1945 and developed her style under the guidance of avant-garde master Nikolai Suetin. Her work flourished particularly from the 1960s through the 1980s, blending mid-century Soviet modernism with vivid decorative imagery in hand-painted plates, vases, and tea services.
More than 300 of Grigorieva’s original designs are preserved in institutions including the Hermitage Museum and the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. The St. Petersburg porcelain factory was founded in 1744 by Empress Elizabeth, operated under the name Lomonosov during the Soviet period, and returned to the name Imperial Porcelain Factory in 2005.
