Marie LAURENCIN (1883-1956) - Lot 143

Marie LAURENCIN (1883-1956) Self-portrait, 1944 Black pencil and stump drawing, signed, monogrammed and dedicated to Suzanne, lower right. H. 22.5 x L. 17.5 cm (as seen). Certificate of authenticity dated 06/15/1989 issued by A. PACITTI & A. de LOUVENCOURT. Suzanne Moreau-Laurencin became the adopted daughter of Marie Laurencin in 1925. After Suzanne Moreau-Laurencin's death, her manuscripts and personal archives are deposited with the Jacques Doucet library, of which she was a member. The following year, the collection was acquired at auction by the industrialist Masahiro Takano, then reassembled in 1983 at the Musée Marie-Laurencin in Tokyo. Marie-Laurencin thus acquired a special posthumous reputation among the Japanese.