Sert, Misia
(1872–1950)
Sert, MisiaSert, MisiaMisia Sert (B * ST PETERSBURG, 1872 – D † PARIS, 1950) Thrice-married Parisian salon hostess and arts patroness, who attracted and supported the most fashionable creative talents of her day, including Ravel, Diaghilev (1872 – 1929), Stravinsky (1882 – 1971), Cocteau, Renoir (1841 – 1919), Vuillard (1868 – 1940), Bonnard (1867 – 1947), Lautrec (1864 – 1901), Valloton (1865 – 1925), and many others. Born Marie Sophie Olga Zanaïde Godebska, her three husbands were (in…