André Salmon

Marie Laurencin

1909

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Half length portrait of a male figure in a dark teal robe with a white headscarf that covers his mouth and chin. He looks out at the viewer, and his hands are laced across his stomach. This series is a product of Jacovleff's involvement in the Expédition Citroën Centre-Afrique.
Four figures that appear to be starving are sitting on a small mound, pleading with those that are passing by. One figure lays flat on the right. A woman dressed nicely walks by with her head down. A nicely dressed man is partially seen on the left.
A botanical print depicting a thin stemmed flower with blue and light purple petals. An uncolored image appears in the lower right.
The Virgin Mary offers the Christ Child a flower as she holds him. He touches her veil with one hand and holds a goldfinch, a symbol of the Passion, in his other hand.