Marie Laurencin Graphite Drawing, Female Portrait
About the Item
- Creator:Marie Laurencin (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1920s-1930s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Phoenix, AZ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU187534770473
Marie Laurencin
Artist Marie Laurencin is best known for her enchanting portraits of women and young girls. The Parisian artist was linked to the avant-garde Cubist movement, but she endeavored to disassociate herself from the style as she instead drew on the Impressionist style of Pierre-Auguste Renoir in her paintings and prints, and created poetic, overtly sensual images of women in Fauvism’s subdued pastels at a time when the leagues of male artists around her became famous for making still lifes.
Just as Renoir and other painters began their careers painting pottery in Limoges, Laurencin trained in porcelain painting in the southwestern suburbs of Paris before she studied oil painting at Académie Humbert alongside influential Cubist painter Georges Braque and French designer and painter Francis Picabia. Her circle consisted of widely known and reputable artists including Braque and Pablo Picasso, with whom she exhibited. Her romantic partners were both male and female over the years, and she repeatedly refused marriage proposals from the most famous art dealer at the time, Sir Joseph Duveen, Baronet. Laurencin had a romantic relationship with French poet Guillaume Apollinaire that lasted six years.
Laurencin produced most of her best known work throughout the 1920s. During this era, she worked with art dealer Paul Rosenberg although she frequently ignored his business advice. Known to only paint children she liked, Laurencin also charged men twice that of women, as well as brunettes more than blondes, and offered discounts for works she enjoyed doing and steeper prices for those she cared less for.
Laurencin’s work increasingly attracted attention over time — she had more than ten solo exhibitions in 1939 alone and was commissioned for portraits by the likes of Jean Cocteau and Coco Chanel. (Revered fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld — who consistently displayed a knack for synthesizing old and new, high and low — drew on the work of Laurencin in his Spring/Summer 2011 collection for Chanel.)
Laurencin’s six illustrations of "Alice" in a 1930 edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland comprise a small sample of the art she made that is held in the public collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Her works are also held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musée d’Orsay and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. In 1983, a museum opened in her honor — the Musée Marie Laurencin in Nagano, Japan. At the time, it was the only museum in the world to focus solely on a female painter.
Find original Marie Laurencin paintings and prints on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Phoenix, AZ
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
- Jean Cocteau Ink Drawing in Sepia - Defeated ToreadorBy Jean CocteauLocated in Phoenix, AZJean Cocteau original ink on paper in sepia interestingly framed in a Victorian style frame. Dated 1962 and signed lower right. Includes 3 Figures - Defeated Toreador Image measure...Category
Vintage 1960s Drawings
MaterialsPaper
- John Sennhauser Geometric Abstract Pen and Ink Drawing, 1944By John SennhauserLocated in Phoenix, AZOriginal pen and ink drawing by New York Abstract Artist, John Sennhauser (1907-1978) Signed lower right "J. Sennhauser" and dated '44. Titled and dated on the verso: "Line in Moti...Category
Mid-20th Century Drawings
MaterialsPaper
- Jean Crawford Adams Original Charcoal Drawing - Chicago Industrial SubjectBy Jean Crawford AdamsLocated in Phoenix, AZOriginal charcoal drawing by Chicago artist Jean Crawford Adams (1884-1972) The work is signed in pencil lower left and is in excellent condition. This is a working drawing, most lik...Category
Mid-20th Century Drawings
MaterialsPaper
- Stow Wengenroth Original Dry Brush Drawing, 1966, "The Little Owl"By Stow WengenrothLocated in Phoenix, AZStow Wengenroth (1906-1978) original dry brush drawing, 1966 This work is a preparatory drawing for his lithograph “The Little Owl” Signed lower right, “Stow Wengenroth” Image mea...Category
Mid-20th Century Drawings
MaterialsPaper
- Victor Manuel Cuban Artist, Original Pen & Ink Drawing, circa 1930s-1940sBy Victor ManuelLocated in Phoenix, AZOriginal pen & ink drawing by well-known Cuban artist Victor Manuel (1897-1969). The subject is a man and woman seated near the water. This pen and in...Category
Mid-20th Century Cuban Drawings
MaterialsPaper
- Jean Crawford Adams Original Drawing Chicago, circa 1930. “View from the Studio”By Jean Crawford AdamsLocated in Phoenix, AZOriginal charcoal and graphite drawing by Chicago artist Jean Crawford Adams (1884-1972) The work bears a beautiful custom frame measuring 29 ½ x 23 ½. The drawing measures 24"h x 19"w and is signed lower left “Jean Crawford Adams.” This work is a wonderful Industrial subject from the period and is in excellent condition. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Jean Adams...Category
Mid-20th Century Drawings
MaterialsPaper
- Graphite Drawing of Female by Martin SumersLocated in Seattle, WASigned and dated drawing on paper in vintage frame by artist Martin Sumers.Category
Vintage 1980s Drawings
- Graphite Drawing Of Nude Male & Female "Skrebneski Entangled"By Suzanne KaufmanLocated in Chicago, ILGraphite on textured artist paper of male and female nudes with knotted and draped rope. Entitled "Skrebneski Entangled." An homage to the famous photographer, Victor Skrebneski, by ...Category
Vintage 1970s American Drawings
MaterialsGlass, Graphite, Paper
- Chaim Gross 'American, 1904-1991' Graphite And Wash Drawing, Female NudesBy Chaim GrossLocated in Bridgeport, CTGraphite and wash drawing, study of a pair of female nudes. Pencil signed lower right. Two heavy set female nudes with their hair up in a pretty peach tone wash. Full paper 20 x 1...Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
MaterialsGlass, Wood, Paper
- RIGAUD (after) - 19th Drawing signed Portrait of Marie Nemours Orleans - FranceBy Hyacinthe Rigaud 1Located in Beuzevillette, FRSuperb, rare and large drawing representing a Portrait of Marie d'Orléans-Longueville, Duchess of Nemours, Princess of France. The drawing is perfectly done. Wonderful work of light on the lace in particular which seems to come out of the painting thanks to its bluish tint. The shadow play is magnificent. On thick marked paper. Drawing Dated 1891 and signed. The Signature is probably “Sieur Duval”. Very good Made from the magnificent painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743), painter of the 18th century model dated 1707. The engraver Pierre Drevet (1663-1738) also engraved this work. The work is “Mary by the grace of God, sovereign of Neufchâtel and Vallangin, duchess of Nemours” / « Marie par la grâce de Dieu, souveraine de Neufchâtel et Vallangin, duchesse de Nemours » Description of the work: Half-legged, seated, turned three-quarters to the left, looking straight on, the princess, whose left arm is folded across her chest, holds her crown placed on the table with her right hand. She is dressed in dark court attire, her head covered with a headdress whose tails are tied on the chest. A curtain and the base of a column constituting the second plan. Marie de Nemours, born in 1625 and died on June 16, 1707, is sovereign princess of Neuchâtel and Valangin. Daughter of Henri II of Orléans-Longueville and Louise de Bourbon-Condé, Mademoiselle de Soissons, she was known until her marriage under the name Marie d'Orléans, Mademoiselle de Longueville. Marie d'Orléans, only daughter of the Duke of Bourbon and Longueville, married Henri II of Savoy, last Duke of Nemours, in 1657. The court was surprised that the richest heiress in France agreed to marry this duke without possessions and without consideration, staid and boring. The Duke of Nemours suddenly fell ill and died on January 2, 1659. The Duchess of Nemours survived him for a long time. In 1694, she was recognized as sovereign of the principality of Neuchâtel and Vallangin (Switzerland), by the states of the country, to the exclusion of the Prince of Conti. She died in Paris on June 16, 1707, at the age of 82. Five months later, despite claims of misconduct by the suitors, the court of these same states awarded this small sovereignty to the King of Prussia. The Duchess of Nemours was said to be miserly and carefully hid her rank under cheap clothes. She was devout but suspicious and often changed her confessor. She left Memoirs, recognized to be remarkable for their accuracy, fidelity and charm of style. Hyacinthe Rigaud, famous painter to King Louis XIV, was born in 1659 and died in 1743. He was the major portraitist of the king and his Court at Versailles. Rigaud fixed for three centuries the image of the official portrait of European courts. On the advice of Le Brun, he devoted himself to portraiture, a genre which he elevated to its highest expression. He attracted the attention of the king and the Court with the portrait of Monsieur...Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Drawings
MaterialsPaper, Crayon
- Thirties Female PortraitLocated in New York, NYThirties female portrait. Chalk drawing in original silver gilt carved frame “Muriel 1930 by Charles to Elizabeth" United States, 1930. Dimensions in...Category
Vintage 1930s American Drawings
MaterialsWood, Paper
- Pencil Drawing on Paper "Female Portrait" by Alberto Pasini, circa 1870By Alberto PasiniLocated in Vicenza, VIDrawing made in pencil on paper measuring 15 x 19 cm by artist Alberto Pasini (Busseto 1826 - Cavoretto 1899) depicting a female face datable to around 1870. The work has the sign...Category
Antique 1870s Italian Other Drawings
MaterialsPaper