"All persons more than a mile high to leave the Court" (plate, facing page 98) from Alice in Wonderland
Marie Laurencin
French, 1883–1956
1930
A hand-colored lithograph from Marie Laurencin’s 1930 illustrated edition of Alice in Wonderland in which the artist reimagines a Carroll scene with her signature lyrical modernist touch.
Alice appears in profile as a simplified, doll‑like figure set against a dense black silhouette and a halo of pastel, crosshatched color, the patterned skirt and spare linework creating a dreamy, decorative effect.
Laurencin’s work bridges avant‑garde modernism and popular literature, showing how early twentieth‑century women artists translated classic narratives into a soft, intimate visual language that broadened the possibilities of book illustration.
Medium
One from an illustrated book with six lithographs
Dimensions
composition (irreg.): 9 1/16 × 7 1/16" (23 × 18 cm); page: 9 5/8 × 11 7/16" (24.4 × 29 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Stanley Resor
Accession
418.1958.5
Palette
Exhibitions
