Lot 257
  • 257

Marie Laurencin

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Marie Laurencin
  • JEUNE FEMME AU BÉRET BLEU
  • signed Marie Laurencin (upper right)
  • watercolour and pencil on paper
  • 24 by 18.6cm., 9 1/2 by 7 3/8 in.

Provenance

The Hon. Mrs Reginald (Daisy) Fellowes, United Kingdom
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

Executed on buff-coloured wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount at the top two corners. There are artist pinholes to all four corners. There is a 0.5cm. paper loss to the extreme upper right edge (not visible when framed). There are several fly spots to the lower half of the sheet. Apart from some mount staining to all four edges, most significantly along the right edge, not visible when framed, this work is in fair conditon. Colours: Overall more subtle, the reds are lighter and the blues paler, in the original.
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