Private Collection, France (a gift from the artist in May 1936)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 25th November 1964, lot 279
Waddington Galleries, London (purchased at the above sale)
Private Collection, United Kingdom (purchased from the above in November 1964)
Thence by decent to the present owner in 1978

Charlotte Gere, Marie Laurencin, London, 1977, illustrated p. 72
Daniel Marchesseau, Marie Laurencin, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, vol. II, Paris, 1999, no. PP0468, illustrated p. 392

It has not been possible to examine this work unframed. There are some spots of foxing visible to the lower right quadrant, otherwise this work appears to be in good condition.
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Camille is a study for an illustration that was to be included in an English publication of Alexandre Dumas' La Dame aux camellias. This work is accompanied by a letter from the artist describing the work as a token to "mon Johnny" in fond memory of Marie Laurencin's holiday with his uncle.