Marie Vassilieff
Russian painter (1884–1957)
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Mariya Ivanovna Vassilieva (Russian: Мария Ивановна Васильева; 1884-1957), gallicised and known in Western sources 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 name | Mariya Ivanovna Vassiliéva |
| 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]
