frenchhistory: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Misia, 1897 @credits Misia Sert (born Maria Zofia Olga Zenajda Godebska; St. Petersburg, 30 March 1872 – Paris, 15 October 1950) was a pianist of Polish descent who hosted an artistic salon in Paris. She was a patron and friend of numerous artists, for whom she regularly posed. Her father, Cyprian Godebski (1835–1909), was a renowned Polish sculptor, and professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg from 1870. Her mother, Zofia Servais, was the daughter of a noted Belgian cellist, Adrien-François Servais.

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Misia, 1897

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Misia Sert (born Maria Zofia Olga Zenajda Godebska; St. Petersburg, 30 March 1872 – Paris, 15 October 1950) was a pianist of Polish descent who hosted an artistic salon in Paris. She was a patron and friend of numerous artists, for whom she regularly posed.

Her father, Cyprian Godebski (1835–1909), was a renowned Polish sculptor, and professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg from 1870. Her mother, Zofia Servais, was the daughter of a noted Belgian cellist, Adrien-François Servais.