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MARIE LAURENCIN
Tête de femme
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Color lithograph, 1921. 221x153 mm; 8
3
/
4
x6 inches, full margins. Edition of 40. Initialed
in pencil, lower right. A very good impression of this scarce lithograph.
A French painter and sculptor associated with the Cubists, Marie Laurencin (1883-1956)
became friends with Georges Braque in 1906 and he introduced her to the inner circle
of artists and writers then developing Cubism. She became the muse and lover to poet
Guillaume Apollinaire, from 1907-12, and he championed her work in his writings,
counting her among the original Cubists. Laurencin was included in the major Cubist
exhibitions in Paris, including the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d’Automne.
There were seven works by Laurencin in the Armory Show; two watercolors, two drawings
and three oils, all of which were sent by the artist herself. She failed to receive any strong
critical attention and it seems that none of the works sold. However, collector and AAPS
member, John Quinn, was a strong supporter, stating, “One of the things I like about
Laurencin is that she paints like a woman, whereas most women artists seem to want to
paint like men and they only succeed in painting like hell.” Marchesseau 53.
[1,500/2,500]
