Artist: Marie Laurencin (French, 1885 - 1956).
Title: "Femme au collier de perles".
Medium: Watercolor and crayon drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1927.
Dimensions: Overall size: 11 3/8 x 8 11/16 in. (289 x 221 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed upper right, recto; collector ink stamp lower right, recto; collector and notary (?) ink stamps, verso. Drawn on cream wove paper. Very good condition; uneven top edge, the sheet undoubtedly removed from a sketchbook; minor foxing; a few minor handling dimples; remains of hinging tape, verso. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to:
[email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): Two works similar to our example are “Femme au collier de perles,” watercolor on paper, 11 5/8" x 9 7/8," sold for $30,873 (€27,300) including premium at Societe Thierry de Maigret, Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, July 2 2019, lot #47; and “Portrait de jeune femme a la rose,” watercolor and graphite on paper, 13 3/4” x 9 3/4,” sold for $12,631 (€11,230) including premium at Christie’s, Paris, March 28, 2019, lot #103. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [30288-2-8000]