Marie Laurencin (France, Spain, 1883 - 1956) Colored Etching of a seated girl with a guitar. "Juene Fille a la Guitare". Signed lower right. Image size: 7.75 x 6.75 inches. Laurencin took lessons at the Académie Humbert in the early 1900s, and in 1907 was introduced by Picasso to the poet Guillaume Apollinaire with whom she had a five-year affair. During this period, she encountered the most famous artists and writers of the day. Laurencin's painting, Group of Artists, depicting Apollinaire, Picasso, and his mistress Fernande Olivier, as well as herself, was purchased by Gertrude Stein in 1908. In 1907, Laurencin gave her debut at the Salon des Indépendants*, followed by a large exhibition at Barbazanges' in 1912, and another at P. Rosenberg's in 1920.