ARTinvestment.RU presents the story of Dina Verny - the Museum of the Great French artists, singer, actress and galeristke

last week, did not live a few days before his 90 th anniversary, in Paris, died on known galeristka, director of the Museum of French sculptor Aristide Mayol (Aristide Maillol) Dina Verni. In Russia the name of this amazing woman is known not only for those who love the art of the French, - fans «Blatnoj Folklore» also consider Verny «his»: in 1975, she recorded one of the most famous album of camp songs. During his long life Verni had done: she posed the most advanced artists who actively participated in the French Resistance, film and introduced the West to the Russian avant-garde art-Sixties.

Dina Verny was born in 1919 in Kishinev. When the girl was six years old, her family emigrated to France. The terms of the Paris Bohemian Verni was very early - in fifteen years. A friend of her father, observed by the similarity of its appearance with the creations of famous Mayol, has decided to introduce her to the sculptor. Dinah was not interested in the prospect of a model 73-year-old classic, but it succumbed to the same ground, and agreed to go to Maiolo visit. Then Maître believed that the best of his career is over, nothing inspired him to create a sensual sculptures of women, which he was famous for a few decades earlier. But when he saw Dinah Mayol, he realized that in a pair with it necessarily will reach new heights. When the sculptor for the first time, invited him to sit Verny, it is typical of the girls refused to coquetry, but he did say «Yes». As often happens, the word «yes» and opened it in front of her new friend, the sculptor an entirely new way, a brilliant but full of hazards.

Note that Mayol did not offer Dine posing naked - too young she was. According to True, the sculptor was very shy, more shy than she is. Shortly before the death of Dean has bought one of the drawings made at the beginning of her relationship with Maiolo - there she is fully dressed, with two long braids. In the end, the girl herself Maiolo announced that it is not to pose naked - she and her school friends fond ideas of naturism, and felt that «there is nothing more natural than nudity». Thus began a new phase in the brilliant creativity of the sculptor. Nude Verni, we can see many famous works Mayol - «Mountain», «air», «Harmony», «The River», etc. In many sculptures created when Dina was still a schoolgirl, she looks down - often, poziruya Maiolo, she taught lessons: the artist constructed a special stand, which could put the book. Many spoke (and continue to speak) on the novel by Verny and sculptor: the various articles referred to as a lover Dinu Mayol, his civilian wife ... very Verny claimed that her older masters tied exclusively to friendly relations.

School holidays Dina held in his native town of the sculptor Banyul-sur-Mer, located in the south of France. Tuda Mayol sent it in summer 1940 on, after using a lawyer to rescue her from the Gestapo paws - from the very beginning of the war is true of Jewish descent, helped his friends escape from French intellectuals. In the south, it also helped a number of persecuted people to move to Spain. In Banyule Dina posed a friend Mayol Henri Matisse (Henri Matisse). In her memoirs, Matisse was strict - do not allow it to move when she posed to him - but very talkative. According to the artist, Verny was the first model, which could talk about art and books.

In 1942 began the mass deportation of French Jews to concentration camps. He was arrested and Dina's father, pianist Yakov Aybinder. He was sent to Auschwitz, where he tragically died. Presumably, Verny again arrested and about to be deported, but in the case, according to the news intervened Gestapo chief Heinrich Müller (Heinrich Müller), which is the release of the girls asked the chief sculptor of the Third Reich, Arno breaker (Arno Breker). Breaker was well acquainted with Maiolo - French sculptor was one of those who came to his exhibition opened in Paris in 1942. German officer who was accompanying Mayol for the exhibition, wrote that the artist is no joy at the prospect to see the Nazi sculpture do not manifest, but just happy that sees in the capital of his friends. Some believe that he communicated with the breaker only because he could help him save Dinah. The fact that Maître Visits the breaker, participants in the Resistance is seen as a betrayal. At the end of the war began the destruction of natural collaborators - French opponents of the Nazis killed all those who, in their view, has collaborated with the Germans. A lot of rumors about the death hodilo Mayol: the official story, 82-year-old sculptor died in a car, going to visit his friend the artist Raul Dyufi (Raoul Dufy), but some have claimed and continue to assert that he was killed by members of the Resistance.

recovered from the death of their loved ones of people Dina again became very active social life. As muzoy Mayol, it can boast of contacts with many famous artists - Matisse wrote it, Dyufi, Pierre Bonnard (Pierre Bonnard). Verni also friends with Surrealism, particularly the leader of the movement André Breton (André Breton). In 1947, Dean opened his art gallery in one of the most charming areas of Paris - Saint Germain de Pre. She introduced the major French collector with creativity Serge Poljakova and artists from the group CoBrA - Karel Appel (Karel Appel), Asgera Jorn (Asger Jorn) and others.

In 1959, Dina Verny visited the Soviet Union. And at the end of 1960, she became acquainted with the Soviet underground art. Artworks Vladimir Yankylevsky , Oscar Rabin , Ilya Ilya Kabakov , Bulatova Eric and impressed her so much that she decided to «promote» these artists in the West. In 1979, she began to fund one of the major journals of Soviet unofficial art - «A-I».

returned from Moscow and Leningrad Bohemian circles, Verny met with her previously unknown type of art - «Blatnoj» song. I must say that Dina and had not previously been alien to the music and singing: she loved to perform gypsy romances, sometimes singing to the accompaniment of his friend Serge Poljakova (the artist was a talented guitarist). Galeristka both entered camp folklore that has decided to record an album «блатных» masterpieces. Of course, remove the recording «anti» Songs of the Union, it was not - so Verni had to learn lyrics and melodies by heart. In 1975, France withdrew plate «crazy Russians blues» entitled «Блатные songs». The album includes such well-known prison songs as «Okurochek» EEIG Aleshkovskogo, «Bodaybo» Vladimir Vysotsky and «Do not wait me, Mom» ( «Wait, steam ...»). In the Soviet Union acquired the plate polumifichesky status - the smugglers are sometimes brought into the country for a few copies. «Блатные Songs» was one of the most desirable in the Soviet era rarities. This album of Dina Verny learned even those who never heard the name of Aristide Mayol.

Of course, in his obsession with the post-avant-garde and camp songs Verni did not forget the legacy of his friend and patron. In 1964, she gave France its eighteen sculptures, which the then minister of culture Andre Malraux (André Malraux) ordered set in the garden of the Tuileries. And in 1995 she opened the «Fund Dina Verni - Museum Mayol». In addition to works by Mayol, it works by modernists and post-war artists, including the Soviet nonconformists. Among the major exhibitions that the museum built in the past two years - a display of photographs Vijay (Weegee), the German expressionists and modern Chinese artists.

In 1995, released a documentary film «Dina Verny», recorded with producer and founder of the Moscow House of Photography Olga Sviblova. In 1989, the Show can be seen in the documentary film about Pablo Picasso (Pablo Picasso). In addition, it was reported in TV Eldar Ryazanov «choice», devoted to Russian muzam great artists. And the first time Dina Verny appeared on the screen at the age of 19 years - in the film «The height of 3200» with the participation of the famous actor Bernard Blie (Bernard Blier).

Just before the death of Dina Verny gave an interview to an American radio correspondent Susan Stemberg (Susan Stamberg). There, she remembered how posed Maiolo and Matisse. At the farewell Verni said journalist and translator: «You have to look for happiness in their lives. Do not be scared. Look forward with hope ».

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova

Sources: npr.org , shansonprofi.ru , kommersant.ru , imdb.com , artinvestment.ru