La Guitare

Artist Marie Laurencin (Paris, France, 1883 - 1956)

Date1936

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 65.2 cm, Width: 54.1 cm
Frame: Height: 86.8 cm, Width: 76.9 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1937 with income from the Macdonald Bequest.

LocationOn Display - Gallery 18

Object numberABDAG002495

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About MeMarie Laurencin was an illegitimate only child and was brought up in Paris by her mother, who was a seamstress. Through Cubist simplification and the primitivising influences from which the style developed, Laurencin evolved a very personal lyrical and decorative style.

'La Guitare' has a poetic quality. The figure of a woman, a decorative muse, is depicted in a harmony of blues, pinks and greys. Her characteristically simplified black eyes, the Laurencin hallmark, draw the viewer into the musician's dream-like state.

Adopted by Sophie Smith.

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The poetic quality of the decorative muse makes the image appear like something from a dream.

Exhibitions

Gallery 18 - People & Portraits