Marie LAURENCIN (1883-1956) Self-portrait, 1944 Drawing in black pencil and stump, signed, monogrammed and dedicated to Suzanne lower right. H. 22.5 x L. 17.5 cm (as seen). Attached is a certificate of authenticity dated 15/06/1989 issued by A. PACITTI & A. de LOUVENCOURT. Suzanne Moreau-Laurencin became the adopted daughter of Marie Laurencin in 1925. After Suzanne Moreau-Laurencin's death, her manuscripts and personal archives were deposited with the Jacques Doucet library, of which she was a member. The collection was acquired at auction the following year by the industrialist Masahiro Takano and then assembled in 1983 at the Musée Marie-Laurencin in Tokyo. Marie-Laurencin thus acquired a special posthumous reputation among the Japanese.