of Marie Laurencin A Video Recap of Natalia Goncharova Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (June 4,1881- Oct. 17,1962) Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova was born in Nagaevo village near Tula , Russia on June 4, 1881. Her great-aunt was Natalia Pushkina , wife of the poet Alexander Pushkin .  Natalia studied sculpture at the Moscow Academy