Assia Granatouroff

Biography

Assia Granatouroff was a model and muse for many prominent artists and photographers of the 1930s Parisian avant-garde. She was discovered by Roger Schall and later posed for notable figures including Charles Despiau, Aristide Maillol, and Suzanne Valadon. After a theatrical career, she approached esotericism, creating symbolic compositions of flowers and tapestries inspired by tarot cards, which she exhibited between 1972 and 1978. She passed away in Paris in 1982.