Cote et valeur 2024 des tableaux, dessins, peintures de Marie Laurencin

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Cote et valeur de l'artiste Marie Laurencin   

Marie Laurencin is a well-known artist among contemporary art lovers. Today, the prices of her works are rising under the auctioneer's hammer. Her oils on canvas are particularly prized, especially by French buyers, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €10 to €1,006,660, a significant delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to the artist's works. His illustrations for La dame aux camélias, dating from 1936, sold for €1,006,660, whereas they were estimated at between €228,670 and €320,140. His value is on the rise. 

Order of value from the most basic to the most prestigious

Artist's style and technique

Marie Laurencin's works are distinguished by their unique, personal style and bold use of color. The artist developed her own pictorial language, combining surrealist and abstract elements with organic and geometric forms, while retaining a certain suggestion of reality. Initially close to the Fauvist movement, she later acquired a stylistic proximity to Cubism.

Marie Laurencin's works are not very common, but they are appreciated in auction rooms, and their value is exploding. Some of her drawings sell for tens of thousands of euros.

Marie Laurencin, cubist among the fauvists

Marie Laurencin (1883-1956), French artist, began her artistic career by learning the art of painting on porcelain. She later enriched her knowledge by attending drawing classes in Paris and at the Académie Humbert. In 1907, she had her first solo exhibition, marking the start of a promising career. It was at this time that she crossed paths with Pablo Picasso and the Bateau-Lavoir group of artists in Montmartre, as well as with the famous poet and art critic Guillaume Apollinaire. Marie Laurencin and Apollinaire embarked on a passionate affair, fueled by intellectual and artistic exchanges, which lasted until 1912. 

Initially influenced by Fauvism, Marie Laurencin moved towards simplification and idealization of form under the influence of Cubist painters. From 1910 onwards, her palette took on softer hues, oscillating between gray, pink and pastel tones.

However, the First World War turned her life upside down. Her new merchants, being German nationals, disappeared, and she herself had married a German baron in the summer of 1914. Forced to remain in Germany, she was unable to return to France for good until 1921, when her palette darkened, perhaps reflecting the turmoil of this tumultuous period. 

Around 1912, Marie Laurencin crossed paths with the young Paul Guillaume, probably thanks to Apollinaire. In the 1920s, he even became her dealer. Returning to Paris at this time, she devoted herself to painting slender, evocative female figures, bathed in pale tones, creating an enchanting world through her canvases. She also made a name for herself with portraits of Parisian celebrities and set designs for the Ballets Russes. In her work, she expresses a pronounced taste for metamorphosis, fusing her favorite themes of young women and animals.

Marie Laurencin's imprint on her era

Marie Laurencin made a lasting impression on the art world. However, unlike her fellow artists, she is not widely known to the general public. Her works are relatively rarely exhibited, and over time have acquired a certain notoriety on the art market.

His signature

Not all Marie Laurencin's works are signed.

Although there are variations, here is a first example of its signature:  

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