By Marie Laurencin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite etching by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Trois jeunes filles jouant a l'arc (Three Young Girls Playing with a Bow), from the album Dix filles dans un pre. Ballet imaginaire. Avec quatre gravures a l'eau-forte de Marie Laurencin (Ten Girls in a Meadow. Imaginary Ballet. With Four Original Etchings by Marie Laurencin), originates from the 1926 edition published by Au Sans Pareil, Paris, and printed by Lacouriere, Paris, 1926. Trois jeunes filles jouant a l'arc reflects Laurencin's poetic vision and her lyrical treatment of form and femininity, embodying the grace and delicacy that defined her distinctive style during the height of the Parisian avant-garde.
Executed as an etching on velin d'Annonay, des freres Montgolfier paper, this work measures 7.5 x 5.5 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the fine craftsmanship of Lacouriere, Paris.
Artwork Details:
Artist: Marie Laurencin (1883–1956)
Title: Trois jeunes filles jouant a l'arc (Three Young Girls Playing with a Bow), from the album Dix filles dans un pre. Ballet imaginaire. Avec quatre gravures a l'eau-forte de Marie Laurencin (Ten Girls in a Meadow. Imaginary Ballet. With Four Original Etchings by Marie Laurencin)
Medium: Etching on velin d'Annonay, des freres Montgolfier paper
Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 inches (19 x 14 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1926
Publisher: Au Sans Pareil, Paris
Printer: Lacouriere, Paris
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the album Dix filles dans un pre. Ballet imaginaire. Avec quatre gravures a l'eau-forte de Marie Laurencin (Ten Girls in a Meadow. Imaginary Ballet. With Four Original Etchings by Marie Laurencin), published by Au Sans Pareil, Paris; printed by Lacouriere, Paris, 1926
Notes:
Excerpted from the album (translated from French), XX examples on tank velin, with a double sequence of engravings, including one in the first state. These examples, reserved for Friends of the publisher and printed in their name, are numbered from I to XX; XXXV examples; LX examples on Holland Van...
Category
1920s Modern Richard Gilbert Prints and Multiples