Mariya Ivanovna Vassiliéva (Russian: Мария Ивановна Васильева), (12 February 1884 – 14 May 1957), better known as Marie Vassilieff, was a Russian-born painter active in Paris. She moved to Paris at the age of twenty-three and became an integral part of the artistic community on its left bank called, Montparnasse. Source: Wikipedia (en)