Mariya Ivanovna Vassilieva (

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: Мария Ивановна Васильева;1884-1957), better known as Marie Vassilieff, was a Russian-born painter and set designer active in

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. She was born on February 12, 1884 in Smolensk, Russia. She attended the

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. She also studied at the

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in Paris, where she was taught by

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. In 1910 she co-founded the ''Academie Russe'' in Paris. Several years later she left that school and founded ''Academie Vassilieff'' also in Paris. ''Academie Vassilieff'' located in the

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(

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), became a popular place, and during

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Vassilieff turned the property into a

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(cafeteria) serving inexpensive meals to artist in the neighborhood. Vassilieff died on May 14, 1957 in Nogent-sur-Marne, France. Her property. Villa Vassilieff, at 21 Avenue du Maine has served as a gallery, a museum (

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), and study center.

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Little Stories of Great Women Artists:Marie Vassilieff
Archives of Women Artists Research and Exhibitions * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vassilieff, Marie 1884 births 1957 deaths Painters from the Russian Empire Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France Russian modern painters Russian women in World War I 20th-century Russian painters 20th-century Russian women painters