History of Art:Marie Laurencin (1883-1956) (1)
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Born on October 31, 1883 in Paris, the young Marie Laurencin was sent to Sèvres by her mother in 1901, where she got familiar with porcelain painting. Her education continued at a school in Paris, followed by the Humbert academy, where Marie Laurencin got acquainted with Georges Braque. She soon met Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire, who supported her from this time on and integrated her in discussions about art theory, which soon lead to Cubism. The artist's own creative work, however, remained untouched by such theoretical demands; it shows mainly lyrical motifs like graceful, dreamy young girls in pastel coloring and soft shading. This color-sensitive inventiveness leads to a variation of repetitions of form and motifs. The influence of Persian miniature painting and Rococo art are undeniable in Laurencin's works.
In 1907 Marie Laurencin gave her debut at the "Salon des Indépendants," followed by a large exhibition at Barbazanges' in 1912 and at P. Rosenberg's in 1920. From 1924 Laurencin also worked on designing stage sets. She produced stage design for Diaghilev's "Ballets russe" and the set for the "Comédie Francaise" in 1928. She also illustrated books, such as André Gide's "La Tentative Amoureuse" and Lewis Caroll's "Alice in Wonderland."
Мари Лорансен-Автопортреты:
Self portraits:1904-05
1904-6
1908
1912
1912;Self-Portrait of play piano -1913
1913;1919
The Self-Portrait with birds 1918
1924
1927
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Marie Laurencin is best known for her illustrations (etchings, lithographs, and illustrated books) of beautiful women that exude intelligent serenity and lyric seductiveness through their alluring dark eyes. Marie Laurencin's favorite colors/tones include pastel gray, rose, and blue. Marie Laurencin was born and educated in Paris and formed legendary friendships and working relationships with members of the Cubist and Fauvist schools, including Picasso. She was also the mistress of the poet/artist Apollinaire, who is the father of Surrealism. She is one of Modern Art's most exceptional artists. Her etchings, lithographs, and books are catalogued by Daniel Marchesseau in the book "Marie Laurencin Catalogue Raisonne de L'Oevre Grave".
During World War I Laurencin took refuge in Spain where, feeling painfully exiled, she produced few works. She met Picabia in Barcelona and contributed several poems to the magazine 391, although she otherwise had little involvement with Dada. Her return to Paris by 1921 was marked by the publication of L’Eventail (Paris, 1922), a collection of poems by Max Jacob, André Breton and others written in her honour. She soon arrived at her mature style, characterized by black-eyed figures painted in pale blues, roses and greens, as in Women with a Dog (c. 1923; Paris, Mus. Orangerie). Her portrait of Baroness Gourgand with Black Mantilla (1923; Paris, Pompidou) marked the beginning of her popularity as a society portrait painter in the 1920s and 1930s. Other portraits included those of Jeanne André Salmon (1923; Paris, Mus. A. Mod. Ville Paris) and Coco Chanel (1923; Paris, Mus. Orangerie), which was rejected by its sitter. Laurencin was commissioned by Serge Diaghilev in 1923 to provide costume and set designs for Francis Poulenc’s ballet Les Biches; later commissions for stage designs included those for Alfred de Musset’s comedy A Quoi rêvent les jeunes filles in 1928 and for the ballet Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe in 1945. For the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris in 1925 Laurencin collaborated with André Groult on the Chambre de Madame.
Apollinaire et ses amis, 1909
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Artemis 1908
Diane a la Chasse,1908
Bacchante 1911
The etching, lithographs and books of
Marie Laurencin
French (1883 - 1956)
Musée Marie Laurencin, Tokyo