About This Artwork

Marie Laurencin
French, 1885-1956

Dancer, Arms in Fifth Position, 1912

Brush and black ink, with brush and gray and white washes, over graphite on buff wove paper, discolored to tan
217 x 159 mm
Bequest of Mrs. Gordon Palmer, 1985.481

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

Chicago, Arts Club, "Loan Exhibition of Modern Paintings and Drawings from Private Collections in Chicago," November 4–25, 1938, cat. 70.

Ownership History

Mrs. Potter Palmer II (née Pauline Kohlsaat; d. 1956), Chicago, by 1938 [Chicago 1938]; by descent to her son, Gordon Palmer (1914–1964), Sarasota, Fla.; by descent to his wife, Janis H. Palmer (1917–1984), Sarasota, Fla.; bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1985.