Lot 256
  • 256

Marie Laurencin

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Marie Laurencin
  • MÈRE ET ENFANT
  • signed Marie Laurencin and dedicated A Rosemond Fellowes (lower right)
  • coloured crayons and pencil on paper
  • 16.5 by 13.3cm., 6 1/2 by 5 1/4 in.

Provenance

Rosemond Fellowes, United Kingdom (a gift from the artist)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

Executed on buff-coloured wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount at two points along the top edge. There are a couple of spots of foxing to the hair of the figure and a small stain to the infant. Apart from some time staining to the centre of the sheet, this work is in good condition.
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