Mariya Ivanovna Vassiliéva (Russian: Мария Ивановна Васильева), (1884-1957), better known as Marie Vassilieff, was a Russian-born painter and set designer active in Paris.[1]
Marie Vassilieff | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 12, 1884 Smolensk, Russia |
| Died | May 14, 1957 (aged 73) Nogent-sur-Marne, France |
| Other names | Mariya Ivanovna Vassiliéva |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts |
| Movement | Cubism |
She was born on February 12, 1884 in Smolensk, Russia.[2] She attended the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts. She also studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where she was taught by Henri Matisse.[3]
In 1910 she co-founded the Academie Russe in Paris. Several years later she left that school and founded Academie Vassilieff also in Paris.[4] Academie Vassilieff located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris (Montparnasse), became a popular place, and during World War I Vassilieff turned the property into a canteen (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]
References
edit- ^ "Marie Ivanovna Vasileva". CLARA. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Mariya Ivanovna Vasileva". RKD Research. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Marie Vassilieff". AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Blume, Mary (3 October 1998). "Marie Vassilieff:A Splash of Montparnasse Color". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Vassilieff". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "History of Villa Vassilieff". Villa Vassilieff. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Muñoz-Alonso, Lorena (26 January 2015). "Musée du Montparnasse Shut by the City of Paris". Artnet News. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
External links
edit- Little Stories of Great Women Artists:Marie Vassilieff Archives of Women Artists Research and Exhibitions
Media related to Marie Vassilieff at Wikimedia Commons
