MARIE VASSILIEFF (1884-1957) Portrait de Paul Poiret, 1922, our work presented from December 15, 1922 to January 15, 1923 at the Ateliers Martine during a monographic exhibition of the artist's work. Sculpture. Painted wood, kid, stuffer's eyes, curtain bangs. Damage and missing parts. Signed and dated M. VASSILIEFF 1922 at the base of the neck on the back. Height: 35cm Also included: - A Marie Vassilieff portfolio, signed Marie Vassilieff - 47 rue Froidevaux Paris 14e - on the second cover of the folder, with a photographic print of our work by P. Delbo on the front cover and including a photographic print of Trotsky's portrait also by P. Delbo laminated on cardboard. Portfolio size: 33x26.5cm - An excerpt from a press clipping from Vu magazine - N°140, November 19, 1930 - under the heading Le livre du jour: Paul Poiret - Souvenir d'un roi de Paris - En habillant l'époque - featuring a photograph of Paul Poiret and another of our work. 55x13.5cm Provenance: - Les Années 1900 - Tableaux Modernes - Les Années 1920 et 1940 - Sale Mes Millon & Robert, Hôtel Drouot, June 26, 1996. Our work presented under catalog no. 243. - Private collection, Paris. Acquired at the previous auction. Exhibitions: - Exposition Marie Vassilieff, Poupées, Sculpture, Peinture - Ateliers Martine, 85 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, from December 15, 1922 to January 15, 1923. Our work presented at this event (N°21). - La Collection particulière de M. Paul Poiret - Barbazanges, Paris, from April 26 to May 12, 1923. Our work presented at this event (N°6). - IVe Salon de l'Araignée, Galerie Devambez (43, boulevard Malesherbes, Paris) from April 24 to April 20, 1923. Our work presented at this event. - Marie Vassilieff exhibits her Meubles, Tableaux, Poupées-Frivolités - Chez Rolande, 394 rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, from December 11, 1925 to January 15, 1926. Our work presented at this show (N°13). - Marie Vassilieff - Galerie Mots et Images, 79, rue de Rennes, Paris, February 4 to 20, 1927. Our work presented at this event. - Exhibitions of Pictures and Dolls by Marie Vassilieff - Beaux-Arts Gallery, 7, Bruton Place, London, December 6 to 23, 1928. Our work presented at this event. - Group exhibition La glace à trois faces - Galerie Cardo, Paris, October 22 to November 8, 1930. A Tête-Portrait by Paul Poiret exhibited at this show. - Paintings, Portrait-Dolls, Toys and Objects, by Marie Vassilieff - Guggenheim Jeune, 30 Cork Street, London W1, December 5 to 25, 1938. A Tête-Portrait by Paul Poiret exhibited at this event. Bibliography: - Exposition Marie Vassilieff, Poupées, Sculpture, Peinture - Livret de l'exposition organisée aux Ateliers Martine, 85 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris (December 15, 1922 - January 15, 1923). Our work referenced and reproduced under number 21 in the booklet. - La Semaine à Paris - Journal du syndicat d'initiative - N°343 of December 21 to 28, 1928. Our work reproduced on page 56, in an article devoted to Marie Vassilieff's masks. - Vu - N°140, November 19, 1930. Our work reproduced on page 1224, in an article entitled "Témoignages de notre temps: Les Souvenirs de Paul Poiret". - Jazz - N°of April 1, 1931. Our work reproduced on page 27, in an article entitled "Artifices" by Paul Poiret. - Ada Raïev - Мария Васильева: чужая своя / Marie Vassilieff: étrangère parmi les siens - Moscow, 2015. Our work reproduced on page 91, on a photograph from the exhibition of Vassilieff's works at the Atelier Martine in 1922-1923. - Julie Richard - Les Poupées de Marie Vassilieff (1884-1957): entre utopie et dystopie, les déploiements de l'effigie dans l'art expérimental des avant-gardes historiques - Master's thesis in Art History, Université du Québec, Montréal, February 2016. Our work reproduced on pages 156 and 222 (exhibition booklet). - Claude Bernès and Benoît Noël - Marie Vassilieff, 1884-1957: l'œuvre artistique, l'académie de peinture, la cantine de Montparnasse - Éditions BVR, Livarot, 2017. Our work reproduced on page 179, on a photograph of the exhibition of Vassilieff's work at the Atelier Martine in 1922-1923; other portrait dolls by Paul Poiret reproduced on pages 155 and 162. - Vassilieff/ remarks collected by Jeanne Hayes - Éditions Paradox, Paris, 2018. Our work reproduced on page 147. Marie Vassilieff - Portrait Dolls A Russian-born artist who settled in Paris in 1905, Marie Vassilieff was an essential figure in the artistic Montparnasse.
Live Friday 28 November 2025・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 32

MARIE VASSILIEFF (1884-1957) Portrait de Paul Poiret, 1922, our work presented from December 15, 1922 to January 15, 1923 at the Ateliers Martine during a monographic exhibition of the artist's work. Sculpture. Painted wood, kid, stuffer's eyes, curtain bangs. Damage and missing parts. Signed and dated M. VASSILIEFF 1922 at the base of the neck on the back. Height: 35cm Also included: - A Marie Vassilieff portfolio, signed Marie Vassilieff - 47 rue Froidevaux Paris 14e - on the second cover of the folder, with a photographic print of our work by P. Delbo on the front cover and including a photographic print of Trotsky's portrait also by P. Delbo laminated on cardboard. Portfolio size: 33x26.5cm - An excerpt from a press clipping from Vu magazine - N°140, November 19, 1930 - under the heading Le livre du jour: Paul Poiret - Souvenir d'un roi de Paris - En habillant l'époque - featuring a photograph of Paul Poiret and another of our work. 55x13.5cm Provenance: - Les Années 1900 - Tableaux Modernes - Les Années 1920 et 1940 - Sale Mes Millon & Robert, Hôtel Drouot, June 26, 1996. Our work presented under catalog no. 243. - Private collection, Paris. Acquired at the previous auction. Exhibitions: - Exposition Marie Vassilieff, Poupées, Sculpture, Peinture - Ateliers Martine, 85 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, from December 15, 1922 to January 15, 1923. Our work presented at this event (N°21). - La Collection particulière de M. Paul Poiret - Barbazanges, Paris, from April 26 to May 12, 1923. Our work presented at this event (N°6). - IVe Salon de l'Araignée, Galerie Devambez (43, boulevard Malesherbes, Paris) from April 24 to April 20, 1923. Our work presented at this event. - Marie Vassilieff exhibits her Meubles, Tableaux, Poupées-Frivolités - Chez Rolande, 394 rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, from December 11, 1925 to January 15, 1926. Our work presented at this show (N°13). - Marie Vassilieff - Galerie Mots et Images, 79, rue de Rennes, Paris, February 4 to 20, 1927. Our work presented at this event. - Exhibitions of Pictures and Dolls by Marie Vassilieff - Beaux-Arts Gallery, 7, Bruton Place, London, December 6 to 23, 1928. Our work presented at this event. - Group exhibition La glace à trois faces - Galerie Cardo, Paris, October 22 to November 8, 1930. A Tête-Portrait by Paul Poiret exhibited at this show. - Paintings, Portrait-Dolls, Toys and Objects, by Marie Vassilieff - Guggenheim Jeune, 30 Cork Street, London W1, December 5 to 25, 1938. A Tête-Portrait by Paul Poiret exhibited at this event. Bibliography: - Exposition Marie Vassilieff, Poupées, Sculpture, Peinture - Livret de l'exposition organisée aux Ateliers Martine, 85 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris (December 15, 1922 - January 15, 1923). Our work referenced and reproduced under number 21 in the booklet. - La Semaine à Paris - Journal du syndicat d'initiative - N°343 of December 21 to 28, 1928. Our work reproduced on page 56, in an article devoted to Marie Vassilieff's masks. - Vu - N°140, November 19, 1930. Our work reproduced on page 1224, in an article entitled "Témoignages de notre temps: Les Souvenirs de Paul Poiret". - Jazz - N°of April 1, 1931. Our work reproduced on page 27, in an article entitled "Artifices" by Paul Poiret. - Ada Raïev - Мария Васильева: чужая своя / Marie Vassilieff: étrangère parmi les siens - Moscow, 2015. Our work reproduced on page 91, on a photograph from the exhibition of Vassilieff's works at the Atelier Martine in 1922-1923. - Julie Richard - Les Poupées de Marie Vassilieff (1884-1957): entre utopie et dystopie, les déploiements de l'effigie dans l'art expérimental des avant-gardes historiques - Master's thesis in Art History, Université du Québec, Montréal, February 2016. Our work reproduced on pages 156 and 222 (exhibition booklet). - Claude Bernès and Benoît Noël - Marie Vassilieff, 1884-1957: l'œuvre artistique, l'académie de peinture, la cantine de Montparnasse - Éditions BVR, Livarot, 2017. Our work reproduced on page 179, on a photograph of the exhibition of Vassilieff's work at the Atelier Martine in 1922-1923; other portrait dolls by Paul Poiret reproduced on pages 155 and 162. - Vassilieff/ remarks collected by Jeanne Hayes - Éditions Paradox, Paris, 2018. Our work reproduced on page 147. Marie Vassilieff - Portrait Dolls A Russian-born artist who settled in Paris in 1905, Marie Vassilieff was an essential figure in the artistic Montparnasse.

Estimate
€40,000 - €60,000
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
MARIE VASSILIEFF (1884-1957) Portrait de Paul Poiret, 1922, our work presented from December 15, 1922 to January 15, 1923 at the Ateliers Martine during a monographic exhibition of the artist's work. Sculpture. Painted wood, kid, stuffer's eyes, curtain bangs. Damage and missing parts. Signed and dated M. VASSILIEFF 1922 at the base of the neck on the back. Height: 35cm Also included: - A Marie Vassilieff portfolio, signed Marie Vassilieff - 47 rue Froidevaux Paris 14e - on the second cover of the folder, with a photographic print of our work by P. Delbo on the front cover and including a photographic print of Trotsky's portrait also by P. Delbo laminated on cardboard. Portfolio size: 33x26.5cm - An excerpt from a press clipping from Vu magazine - N°140, November 19, 1930 - under the heading Le livre du jour: Paul Poiret - Souvenir d'un roi de Paris - En habillant l'époque - featuring a photograph of Paul Poiret and another of our work. 55x13.5cm Provenance: - Les Années 1900 - Tableaux Modernes - Les Années 1920 et 1940 - Sale Mes Millon & Robert, Hôtel Drouot, June 26, 1996. Our work presented under catalog no. 243. - Private collection, Paris. Acquired at the previous auction. Exhibitions: - Exposition Marie Vassilieff, Poupées, Sculpture, Peinture - Ateliers Martine, 85 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, from December 15, 1922 to January 15, 1923. Our work presented at this event (N°21). - La Collection particulière de M. Paul Poiret - Barbazanges, Paris, from April 26 to May 12, 1923. Our work presented at this event (N°6). - IVe Salon de l'Araignée, Galerie Devambez (43, boulevard Malesherbes, Paris) from April 24 to April 20, 1923. Our work presented at this event. - Marie Vassilieff exhibits her Meubles, Tableaux, Poupées-Frivolités - Chez Rolande, 394 rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, from December 11, 1925 to January 15, 1926. Our work presented at this show (N°13). - Marie Vassilieff - Galerie Mots et Images, 79, rue de Rennes, Paris, February 4 to 20, 1927. Our work presented at this event. - Exhibitions of Pictures and Dolls by Marie Vassilieff - Beaux-Arts Gallery, 7, Bruton Place, London, December 6 to 23, 1928. Our work presented at this event. - Group exhibition La glace à trois faces - Galerie Cardo, Paris, October 22 to November 8, 1930. A Tête-Portrait by Paul Poiret exhibited at this show. - Paintings, Portrait-Dolls, Toys and Objects, by Marie Vassilieff - Guggenheim Jeune, 30 Cork Street, London W1, December 5 to 25, 1938. A Tête-Portrait by Paul Poiret exhibited at this event. Bibliography: - Exposition Marie Vassilieff, Poupées, Sculpture, Peinture - Livret de l'exposition organisée aux Ateliers Martine, 85 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris (December 15, 1922 - January 15, 1923). Our work referenced and reproduced under number 21 in the booklet. - La Semaine à Paris - Journal du syndicat d'initiative - N°343 of December 21 to 28, 1928. Our work reproduced on page 56, in an article devoted to Marie Vassilieff's masks. - Vu - N°140, November 19, 1930. Our work reproduced on page 1224, in an article entitled "Témoignages de notre temps: Les Souvenirs de Paul Poiret". - Jazz - N°of April 1, 1931. Our work reproduced on page 27, in an article entitled "Artifices" by Paul Poiret. - Ada Raïev - Мария Васильева: чужая своя / Marie Vassilieff: étrangère parmi les siens - Moscow, 2015. Our work reproduced on page 91, on a photograph from the exhibition of Vassilieff's works at the Atelier Martine in 1922-1923. - Julie Richard - Les Poupées de Marie Vassilieff (1884-1957): entre utopie et dystopie, les déploiements de l'effigie dans l'art expérimental des avant-gardes historiques - Master's thesis in Art History, Université du Québec, Montréal, February 2016. Our work reproduced on pages 156 and 222 (exhibition booklet). - Claude Bernès and Benoît Noël - Marie Vassilieff, 1884-1957: l'œuvre artistique, l'académie de peinture, la cantine de Montparnasse - Éditions BVR, Livarot, 2017. Our work reproduced on page 179, on a photograph of the exhibition of Vassilieff's work at the Atelier Martine in 1922-1923; other portrait dolls by Paul Poiret reproduced on pages 155 and 162. - Vassilieff/ remarks collected by Jeanne Hayes - Éditions Paradox, Paris, 2018. Our work reproduced on page 147. Marie Vassilieff - Portrait Dolls A Russian-born artist who settled in Paris in 1905, Marie Vassilieff was an essential figure in the artistic Montparnasse.
Sale
DECORATIVE ARTS AND SCULPTURES OF THE 20th CENTURY
Friday 28 November 2025・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris