MARIE LAURENCIN (Paris, 1883 – Paris, 1956) - Les jeunes filles au château (Jeux d'enfants)

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GRAND MARCH AUCTION OF OLD MASTERS AND COLONI...

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Mar 25, 2026

Set Reminder 2026-03-25 10:00:00 2026-03-25 10:00:00 America/New_York Bidsquare Bidsquare : GRAND MARCH AUCTION OF OLD MASTERS AND COLONIAL ART https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/templum-fine-art-auctions/grand-march-auction-of-old-masters-and-colonial-art-22766
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  Oil (and gouache) on canvas. 55 × 45 cm (approx.). Signed “Marie Laurencin” in the upper right. The composition depicts two young female figures who, through their attire—light chiffon tutus—and their stylized gestures, seem to be moving in a stage setting reminiscent of the world of ballet or theater. Their affected poses and the dance steps they suggest imply a delicate choreography, almost suspended in an unreal atmosphere. The scene unfolds in a landscape that appears both natural and imagined: a tree, a river, and the silhouette of a castle form a bucolic backdrop reminiscent of a theatrical curtain. A small dog accompanies the figures, and its gesture—a raised paw—creates a curious visual echo with the arm of one of the young women. In the background, across the water, a figure waves a large curtain descending from the roof of a building, reinforcing the theatrical nature of the scene and the idea of ​​a “set within a painting.” Marie Laurencin's style deliberately avoids naturalism. Her light, ethereal brushstrokes, along with a palette dominated by pastel tones and diaphanous hues, create a dreamlike and almost evanescent atmosphere. The female figures, with their simplified and delicate features, blend harmoniously into the landscape, becoming one with it. Their dark hair and fair skin engage in a chromatic dialogue with the background architecture, as if the young women were a poetic extension of the scene itself. Rather than depicting a specific scene, Laurencin constructs a lyrical universe in which grace, softness, and idealized femininity constitute the painting's true subject. A singular figure in 20th-century art, Marie Laurencin developed an immediately recognizable pictorial language. After training at the École de Sèvres and the Académie Humbert, she associated with Parisian avant-garde artists such as Braque, Picasso, and Derain, participating in the Salon des Indépendants in 1907. Although her work initially showed influences from Cubism, ...
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