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.
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original lithograph for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1930 at the Atelier Desjobert for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". This is from the edition of 350 on Rives paper printed under th...
Lithograph
original lithograph for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1930 at the Atelier Desjobert for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". This is from the edition of 350 on Rives paper printed under th...
Lithograph
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Les Biches, 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Biches (The Does), originates from the 1924 edition published b...
Lithograph, Stencil
Young Girl with Guitar - Original etching, 1945
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Young Girl with Guitar, 1945 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 28 x 22 cm (c. 11 x 8,6 inch) REFERENCES : Catalogue raisonné Marchess...
Etching
original etching
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1926 at the atelier Lacourière on Montgolfier paper and published by Au Sans Pareil in a limited edition of 995 for "Dix filles dans un pré". Pla...
Etching
Rider and Dancer - Original Etching
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Rider and dancer, 1949 Color etching Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11in) INFORMATION : Created by Laurencin and engraved by Lo...
Etching, Aquatint
Lovers - Original ink and pencil drawing, 1953
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Lovers, 1953 Original ink and pencil drawing Signed by artist stamp On paper 24.5 x 19.5 cm (c. 9.6 x 7.6 inch) Good condition, one small tear on the right edge an...
Ink, Pencil, Charcoal
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Les Biches, 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Biches (The Does), originates from the 1924 edition published b...
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,800
Lithograph Lady Rider Woman on a Horse Marie Laurencin French Post Impressionist
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Surfside, FL
Marie Laurencin (French, 1883-1956) Lithograph of a colored pencil drawing depicting a woman wearing a hat and riding horseback side saddle, Edition "37/115" to lower left and hand...
Lithograph
Young Girl with Pearl Necklace, 1945 - Original Etching (Marchesseau #236)
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie Laurencin Young Girl with Pearl Necklace, 1945 Original etching On Japan paper, 32,5 x 25 cm (c. 12,7 x 9,8 inch) REFERENCE : Catalogue raisonné Daniel Marchesseau #236 Exce...
Etching
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Les Biches, 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Biches (The Does), originates from the 1924 edition published b...
Lithograph, Stencil
Selfportrait with a Baby Dog - Signed Stone Lithograph - 1928
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Selfportrait with a Baby Dog (1928) Stone Lithograph Printed in Atelier Mourlot Plates signed On China paper 42 x 31 cm (c. 17 x 12") Excellent condition
Lithograph
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Three Young Girls, from Antares, 1944
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite etching by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Trois jeunes filles (Three Young Girls), from the album Antares, eaux-fortes originales de Marie Laurencin (Antares, Ori...
Etching
Pressentiments - Rare Illustrated Book by Marie Laurencin - 1930s
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 115 copies with additional proofs including a suite of 6 original printed in color lithographs by Marie Laurencin, numbered and signed by the artist. One of 90 copies on H...
Paper, Lithograph
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Abandoned Young Woman, from Antares, 1944
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite etching by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Jeune abandonée (Abandoned Young Woman), from the album Antares, eaux-fortes originales de Marie Laurencin (Antares, Ori...
Etching
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Les Biches, 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Biches (The Does), originates from the 1924 edition published b...
Lithograph, Stencil
Self Portrait, Signed Impressionist Lithograph by Marie Laurencin
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Self Portrait Marie Laurencin, French (1885–1956) Date: 1920 Lithograph, signed in pencil lower left Image Size: 8 x 5 inches Size: 13 x 9.75 in. (33.02 x 24.77 cm)
Lithograph
Two Girls with a Dog - Stone Lithograph - Mourlot, 1928
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Two Girls with a Dog (1928) Stone Lithograph Printed in Atelier Mourlot Printed signature in the plate On China paper 42 x 31 cm (c. 17 x 12") Excellent condition
Lithograph
L'Éventail rose
By Marie Laurencin
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this scarce color etching and drypoint. Fourth state (of 4). Signed and numbered 54/100 in pencil, lower margin.
Color, Drypoint, Etching
Young Girl with Pearl Necklace - Original etching, 1943
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Young Girl with Pearl Necklace Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 30 x 25 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) Printed i...
Etching
Les Biches - Rare Book Illustrated by M. Laurencin - 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Roma, IT
Les Biches is a ballet by Bronislava Nijinska, with music by Francis Poulenc and with costume design by Marie Laurencin. Edition of 335 copies. Copy nu...
Paper, Lithograph
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Les Biches, 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Biches (The Does), originates from the 1924 edition published b...
Lithograph, Stencil
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Les Biches, 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Biches (The Does), originates from the 1924 edition published b...
Lithograph, Stencil
Les Deux Anges
By Marie Laurencin
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this lithograph with strong colors. Second state (of 2). Signed and numbered 19/160 in pencil, lower left.
Color, Lithograph
1903 portrait drawing by Marie Laurencin of her mother
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marie Laurencin (French, 1885 – 1956) Portraits of Pauline Laurencin, the artist’s mother with a further study of a child on the reverse Pencil and pastel on paper Signed and dated ‘...
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
Marie Laurencin Lady with Fan
By Marie Laurencin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Marie Laurencin: 1883-1956. Very well listed French artist who has had Auction results as high as $187,000 for a watercolor and ink on paper. Although she is best known for her color...
Mixed Media
original lithograph for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1930 at the Atelier Desjobert for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". This is from the edition of 350 on Rives paper printed under th...
Lithograph
original lithograph for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1930 at the Atelier Desjobert for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". This is from the edition of 350 on Rives paper printed under th...
Lithograph
original lithograph for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1930 at the Atelier Desjobert for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". This is from the edition of 350 on Rives paper printed under th...
Lithograph
Girl and Horse - Watercolor by Marie Laurencin - 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Sketch realized in 1924 for the invitation to "Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev". Published in the same invitation in June 26th, 1924. Ref. Mimì, Anna Laetitia Pecci...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$1,277Sale Price|21% Off
Female drawing - Original pencil drawing
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Female drawing Original drawing Signed with the stamp of the artist On paper 16 x 10 cm (c. 6.2 x 3.93 in) Good condition, the paper slightly yellowish
Pencil
$464
Woman with Necklace - Original Lithograph - (Catalog raisonne Marchesseau #138)
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Woman with Necklace, 1930 Original stone lithograph On Arches vellum 28 x 22 cm (c. 11 x 9 inch) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne Marchesseau #138 Excellent condition
Lithograph
Poèmes de Sapho - Rare Book illustrated by Marie Laurencin - 1950
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 180 copies including 23 etchings by Marie Laurencin. Copy n. 91 on pur fil Lana paper. Good Condition.
Paper
Marie Laurencin Original Etching with Hand Coloring - Woman with Pearl Necklace
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Dark haired beauty with pearl necklace - original etching with hand coloring by French artist Marie Laurencin (1885-1956). Edition size: 40 of 80. Stamped signature lower right. ...
Paper, Ink
Drawing of knight on horse - Original pencil drawing
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Drawing of knight on horse Original pencil drawing Signed with the stamp of the artist On paper 10 x 16 cm (c. 3.93 x 6.2 in) Good co...
Pencil
Mermaid - Original ink and pencil drawing, 1953
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Mermaid, 1953 Original ink and pencil drawing Signed by artist stamp On paper 24.5 x 19.5 cm (c. 9.6 x 7.6 inch) Very good condition, marks of the manipulation on ...
Ink, Pencil, Charcoal
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Les Biches, 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Biches (The Does), originates from the 1924 edition published b...
Lithograph, Stencil
Art Deco Gooses and Ducks - Original pencil drawing
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Art Deco Gooses and Ducks Original pencil drawing Signed with the stamp of the artist On paper 10 x 16 cm (c. 3.93 x 6.2 in) PROVENANC...
Pencil
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Les Biches, 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Biches (The Does), originates from the 1924 edition published b...
Lithograph, Stencil
Colorful flowers - Original pencil drawing, 1953
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Colorful flowers, 1953 Original pencil drawing Signed by artist stamp On paper 24.5 x 19.5 cm (c. 9.6 x 7.6 inch) Very good conditi...
Charcoal, Pencil, Color Pencil
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Les Biches, 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Biches (The Does), originates from the 1924 edition published b...
Lithograph, Stencil
Marie Laurencin Original Graphite Drawing - Female Portrait
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Graceful original graphite drawing by French artist Marie Laurencin (1885-1956). Signed lower right with her initials "M.L." Created circa 1930's. Graphite on Paper. Image size: 10...
Paper, Graphite
$3,436Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Portrait of Alice, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1930
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Portrait d'Alice (Portrait of Alice), from the folio Les aventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles (Alice's Adventures...
Lithograph
$3,436Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Alice in the Pool of Tears, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Alice dans la piscine des larmes (Alice in the Pool of Tears), from the folio Les aventures d'Alice au pays des merve...
Lithograph
$3,436Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, All Persons More Than a Mile High Leave the Court, 1930
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Toutes les personnes a plus d'un mile de haut Quitter la Cour (All Persons More Than a Mile High Leave the Court), fr...
Lithograph
$3,436Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Alice and the Queen, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1930
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Alice et la Reine (Alice and the Queen), from the folio Les aventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles (Alice's Adventu...
Lithograph
$1,277Sale Price|21% Off
Ballerina - Original pencil drawing
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Ballerina Original drawing Signed with the stamp of the artist On paper 10 x 16 cm (c. 6.2 x 3.93 in) Good condition, the paper slightly yellowish
Pencil
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Les Biches, 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Biches (The Does), originates from the 1924 edition published b...
Lithograph, Stencil
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Les Biches, 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Biches (The Does), originates from the 1924 edition published b...
Lithograph, Stencil
$2,000
Young Girl with Rose (Fillette à la rose), Modern Lithograph by Marie Laurencin
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marie Laurencin, French (1885 - 1956) - Young Girl with Rose (Fillette a la rose), Year: 1955, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 54/150, Size: 12.5 x 9....
Lithograph
Young Girl With a Guitar - Original Etching Signed in The Plate
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie Laurencin Young girl with a guitar Original etching, 1945 Signed and dated in the plate Edition of 340 copies, unnumbered as issued On Lana vellum, size 33 x 25,5 cm (c. 13 x ...
Etching
Two horses - Original pencil drawing
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Two horses Original pencil drawing Signed with the stamp of the artist On paper 10 x 16 cm (c. 3.93 x 6.2 in) Good condition...
Pencil
Spring Blossom : Leaves in Blue - Original pencil drawing, 1953
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Spring Blossom : Leaves in Blue, 1953 Original pencil drawing Signed by artist stamp On paper 24.5 x 19.5 cm (c. 9.6 x 7.6 inch) Very good condition, marks of the ...
Charcoal, Pencil, Color Pencil
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Les Biches, 1924
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Biches (The Does), originates from the 1924 edition published b...
Lithograph, Stencil
Horse in landscape - Original pencil drawing
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Horse in landscape Original pencil drawing Signed with the stamp of the artist On paper 10 x 16 cm (c. 3.93 x 6.2 in) Good condit...
Pencil
$1,276Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite etching by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation), originates from the 1946 edition published by Le Gerbier...
Engraving
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Anxious Young Woman, from Antares, 1944
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite etching by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Jeune femme inquiète (Anxious Young Woman), from the album Antares, eaux-fortes originales de Marie Laurencin (Antares, ...
Etching
Two Girls with Horses and Dog - Signed Stone Lithograph - 1928
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Two Girls with Horses and Dog (1928) Stone Lithograph Printed in Atelier Mourlot Printed signature in the plate On China paper 31 x 42 c...
Lithograph
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, Young Woman and Her Son, from Antares, 1944
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite etching by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Jeune femme et son fils (Young Woman and Her Son), from the album Antares, eaux-fortes originales de Marie Laurencin (An...
Etching
$3,436Sale Price|20% Off
Marie Laurencin, The Sleep of Alice, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1930
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Le sommeil d'Alice (The Sleep of Alice), from the folio Les aventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles (Alice's Adventu...
Lithograph