Polina Raiko
Ukrainian naïve painter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pelaheia Andriivna Raiko (née Soldatova; Ukrainian: Пелагея Андріївна Райко; 5 May 1928 - 15 January 2004), also spelled Rayko, was a Ukrainian naïve painter who started painting her property at the age of 69. Her home was a national cultural monument of Ukraine, until June 2023, when it was reportedly destroyed by flooding after the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Polina Raiko | |
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Born | Pelaheia Andriivna Raiko (1928-05-05)5 May 1928 Oleshky, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 15 January 2004(2004-01-15) (aged 75) |
Style | Naïve art |
Children | 2 |
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