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Their few weeks together stretched into a couple of decades during which Misia continued to charm such people as Diaghilev, Clemenceau and Debussy, and Sert won an international reputation as a mural painter, plus a fortune in commissions. All was idyllic until Sert met Roussadana Mdivani, a Georgian princess young enough to be his and Misia's daughter. It was a strange triangle, with Sert torn between Roussadana and Misia. each of whom loved and consoled the other at every turn of Sert's affection. Misia let him have a divorce. "The poor girl was not responsible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Borderland of Bohemia | 11/9/1953 | See Source »

First to go to work was the Princess Roussadana who had a small talent in sculpture. She went to Hollywood to make busts of cinemactors, quickly discovered that titles were more salable than statuary. With her first commissions she began importing her brothers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: White Flowers | 6/26/1933 | See Source »

...Brother David married Film Actress Mae Murray; Brother Serge married Film Actress Pola Negri, then Soprano Mary McCormic; Sister Roussadana married Artist Jose Maria Sert...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, May 29, 1933 | 5/29/1933 | See Source »

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