Mar 07, 2013 - Sale 2306

Sale 2306 - Lot 449

Price Realized: $ 9,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000
MARIE LAURENCIN
Mil huit cent trente.

Aquatint and drypoint, set of 4 progressive proofs, 1906. Each 188x138 mm; 7 1/2x5 1/2 inches, full margins. Artist's proofs, aside from the edition of approximately 15.

A proof before the addition of aquatint, printed in brownish black on cream wove paper.

A proof printed in black on thin, cream wove paper.

A proof printed in brownish black with rust, green and slate blue colors applied à la poupée and the red flower in her hair hand colored with gouache on cream laid paper. Signed, dated and numbered 6/10 in pencil, lower margin.

A proof printed in brownish black with hand coloring on cream wove paper. Signed, dated "1905" and dedicated in pencil, lower margin.

Superb impressions of these exceedingly scarce, early proofs. Marchesseau 7.