Anna Petrovna Ostroumova was born in St Petersburg on May 17, 1871 into the family of a high official who subsequently became a senator; the second part of her name, Lebedev, she added after her marriage. Between 1889 and 1892, Anna studied at the Stieglitz School of Technical Drawing under Prof. Vasily Mathé. In 1892, she entered the Academy of Arts, at first attending the general classes, but later, between 1896 and 1898, taking instructions from Ilya Repin. While in Paris, in 1898-99, she worked at the studio of the American painter James Whistler.
1901. Colored woodcut.
1904. Colored woodcut.
Watercolor on paper. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1907. Watercolor and pencil on paper. 100x158 cm. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1908. Colored woodcut.
1908. Colored woodcut. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1908. Mixed media on cardboard. The Picture Gallery of Armenia, Erevan, Armenia.
1910. Colored woodcut.
1910. Colored woodcut.
1911. Charcoal on paper. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1915. Gouache on paper pasted on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1916. Colored woodcut. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1918. Oil on paper mounted on cardboard. The Picture Gallery of Armenia, Erevan, Armenia.
1922. Watercolor on paper. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1927. Watercolor on cardboard. 48 x 40.5 cm. The Museum of the Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1929. Colored woodcut. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1945. Watercolor on paper. The Perm Art Gallery, Perm, Russia.
Russian Painters. Encyclopedic dictionary. St. Petersburg. 1998.