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Marie
Laurencin (1885 - 1956)
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Marie Laurencin was born and educated in Paris.
Despite close friendships and working relationships with members of the
Cubist school she did not adopt the style for herself. She consistently
illustrated beautiful women who, although not overtly expressive, exuded
a serenity and seductiveness through their beautiful dark eyes.
Laurencin's oil paintings are typical in their use of three major colors:
gray, rose and blue. She was also a gifted creator of ballet costumes
and settings. Her best work is considered to be the oeuvre done on paper.
Her major illustrated books include "Dix filles dans un pre," 1926;
"La Petite Bestiaire," 1944;
"Fetes Galantes" 1944, and "Dialogues sur la Danse," 1949.
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