Lot Essay
The present work was commissioned by Aldus Higgins, the uncle of Jane Prouty Smith, on the occasion of her wedding.
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Property from The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund
Marie Laurencin (1883-1956)
Mandoline
Details
Marie Laurencin (1883-1956)
Mandoline
signed and dated 'Marie Laurencin 1935' (upper right)
oil on canvas
21 5/8 x 18¼ in. (55 x 46.3 cm.)
Painted in 1935
Mandoline
signed and dated 'Marie Laurencin 1935' (upper right)
oil on canvas
21 5/8 x 18¼ in. (55 x 46.3 cm.)
Painted in 1935
Provenance
Aldus Higgins (acquired from the artist).
Jane Prouty Smith (gift from the above).
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1991.
Jane Prouty Smith (gift from the above).
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1991.
Literature
D. Marchesseau, Marie Laurencin, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Tokyo, 1986, vol. I, p. 262, no. 610 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Poughkeepsie, Vassar College Art Gallery, Promised Gifts 1977, 1977, no. 19 (illustrated).