Monday, June 6, 2011

Girls are so much prettier...


Portrait de Mademoiselle Chanel (1923)

MARIE LAURENCIN
1883-1956
Musee de l'Orangerie

There is another reason to visit Musee de l'Orangerie than Monet's Nympheas, and this is "hidden" in the basement in the farthest corner of the building. There is a small blue room with a bright blue breeze filled with pastel colors and light brush strokes. The paintings by Marie Laurencin.

Danseuses espagnoles (1920/21)


Femmes au chien (1923)

Marie Laurencin began with porcelaine painting, she lived in Paris where she met Braque, Picasso and Apollinaire. With this group she got involved in Art theory and Cubism. Her work however looks untouched by the theories, she found her own style and painted beautiful, sensual and dreamy women. The shapes of their bodies come of as soft, curvaceous and elegant, the way perhaps only French women can be. 

Portrait de Madame Paul Guillaume (1924)

"Why should I paint dead fish, onions and beer glasses? 
Girls are so much prettier."
Marie Laurencin

Les Biches (1923)

Such a relief to find these paintings in the otherwise very male dominated world of masterpieces. Not strange there has been a museum named after her... but this is in Japan...

Marie Laurencin

With Love 
Kristin

19 comments:

  1. Hello Kristin:
    How wonderful to be introduced to the work of Marie Laurencin. The works you show here are delightful and do, as you say, have a charmingly dreamy quality to them.

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  2. They are so pretty..love the pretty pinks and blues!! Wonderful art xx

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  3. There are breath-takingly beautiful and yes, girls are so pretty.
    Happy Monday!

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  4. She is one of my first loves ;) I met her, discovering Apolinaire.
    Bel hommage.

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  5. Oh wow, I love these! I want a print for my wall!

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  6. Her work is so beautiful, thanks for the introduction!!

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  7. So very beautiful. They've got such a magical quality!

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  8. All of those pictures are just so gorgeous! :)SarahD

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  9. Her work is so beautiful, thank you for this!

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  10. aw that looks like a total lovely exhibit...so soft and feminine!

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  11. they are great, really delicate paintings and by a woman...love!
    Claudia xo

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  12. Hi Kristin,

    I have never heard of this Artist, so it was great to discover her work. I love the paintings, the colours are so soft and beautiful work.

    Happy week
    Carolyn

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  13. Great artist...
    Regards from Farnce,

    Pierre

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  14. "Her work however looks untouched by the theories, she found her own style-",

    Thanks Kristin I really enjoy finding still undiscovered msterpieces,

    she has this fragile originality which I melt when I see them.

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  15. Such a beautiful and soft colours. I adore the Femmes au chien piece. Hugs and kisses

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  16. wonderful post!

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