High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Alexander Alexandrovich Osmerkin (Александр Александрович Осмеркин; 8 December 1892 - June 25, 1953) was a Russian painter, graphic artist, stage designer, and art teacher. He was a member of the Knave of Diamonds avant-garde group, AKhRR, and Society of Moscow Artists (OMKh) groups. Since 1932 he was a member of the Leningrad Artist Union.