Dina Vierny

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Works

11

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Kishinev, Bessarabia

Dina Vierny was an artists' model who became a singer, French art dealer, collector and museum director. Born as Dina Aibinder into a Jewish family in Kishinev, Bessarabia (now Chișinău, Moldova) on 25 January 1919, 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…

Known for

• Dina Vierny — Self1995
• Youth in Revolt — Georgette1938

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Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

France

Active from

1919-01-25

Active to

2009-01-20

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Listeners

1,119

Total plays

15,803

Dina Vierny (born Dina Yakovlevna Aibinder) was a French model, gallerist, art historian, and singer. Vierny was born on January 25, 1919, in Kishinev, Bessarabia, and moved to Paris with her family in 1925. At the age of 15, she became the model for sculptor Aristide Maillol, remaining his muse for 10 years. During World War II, she participated in the French Resistance, helping Jews escape from Nazi-occupied France. After the war, she opened her own gallery, where she exhibited the works of Ma

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Dina

Gender

female

Citizenship

France

Place of birth

Chișinău

Place of death

Neuilly-sur-Seine

Spouse

Sacha Vierny

Occupation

gallerist

Languages spoken

French

Award

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Field of work

long gallery

Image

KMM Maillol.JPG

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