Marie Vassilieff | |
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| Born | (1884-02-12)February 12, 1884 Smolensk, Russia |
| Died | May 14, 1957(1957-05-14) (aged 73) Nogent-sur-Marne, France |
| Other names | Mariya Ivanovna Vassiliéva |
| Movement | Cubism |
Mariya Ivanovna Vassilieva (Russian: Мария Ивановна Васильева; 1884-1957),gallicised and known in Western sources asMarie Vassilieff, was a Russian-born painter and set designer active inParis.[1]
She was born on February 12, 1884 in Smolensk, Russia.[2] She attended theSaint Petersburg Academy of Arts. She also studied at theÉcole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where she was taught byHenri Matisse.[3]
In 1910 she co-founded theAcademie Russe in Paris. Several years later she left that school and foundedAcademie Vassilieff also in Paris.[4]Academie Vassilieff located in the15th arrondissement of Paris (Montparnasse), became a popular place, and duringWorld War I Vassilieff turned the property into acanteen (cafeteria) serving inexpensive meals to artist in the neighborhood.[3]
Vassilieff died on May 14, 1957 in Nogent-sur-Marne, France.[5]
Her property, Villa Vassilieff, at 21 Avenue du Maine has served as a gallery, a museum (Musée du Montparnasse), and study center.[6][7]
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