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Marie Laurencin

Marie Laurencin, French painter and illustrator (died 1956)

Born
October 31, 1883
Died
June 8, 1956
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1883

About Marie Laurencin

Marie Laurencin was a French painter and printmaker. She became an important figure in the Parisian avant-garde as a member of the Cubists associated with the Section d'Or. During the First World War, Laurencin left France for exile in Spain with her German-born husband, the artist, Baron Otto von Waëtjen, since through her marriage she had automatically lost her French citizenship. She was raised there by her mother, Pauline-Mélanie Laurencin (1861–1913), an unmarried domestic servant.

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The world when Marie Laurencin was born

Marie Laurencin was born in 1883. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBrooklyn Bridge opens after 14 years of construction
  • Technology milestoneFirst standardized time zones adopted
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population52.8M

1883 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marie Laurencin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18832026
Population52.8M341 million

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