Dina Vierny
Dina Vierny (25 January 1919 – 20 January 2009) was an artists' model who became a singer, French art dealer, collector and museum director.
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 Vierny (left) with Aristide Maillol | |
| Born | Dina Aibinder January 25, 1919 |
| Died | January 20, 2009 (aged 89) Paris |
| Nationality | Kingdom of Romania, French |
| Occupation | Art model, art dealer, collector, museum director |
| Awards | Legion of Honour |
Born as Dina Aibinder into a Jewish family in Kishinev, Bessarabia (now Chișinău, Moldova),[1] she was Aristide Maillol's muse for the last ten years of his life. Both Matisse and Bonnard, artists for whom she also posed, attributed a renewed inspiration for painting and sculpture to Vierny.
Death
Vierny died in Paris, five days before her 90th birthday. She was survived by her two sons, Olivier Lorquin, director of the Musée Maillol in Paris, and art historian Bertrand Lorquin, the museum's curator.
References
- "AFP: Décès de Dina Vierny, la muse du sculpteur Aristide Maillol". La Presse (in French). January 21, 2009. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
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