Aesthetically pleasing and romantic, Marie Laurencin's paintings are characterized by charming, elegant brushstrokes and pastel colors. Born in Paris in 1883, Marie Laurencin studied porcelain painting at a young age before entering Académie Humbert for formal art training. She had close interactions with Cubism and the Golden Section (Section d'Or), and often met up with artists like Picasso and Braque at the Bateau-Lavoir in Montmartre, Paris. They were known as the Bateau-Lavoir group and exhibited together at the Salons. Marie Laurencin's artistic love relationship with poet Apollinaire inspired many important early works of Cubism style. With a specialization in painting feminine elegance, Laurencin was a sought-after portrait painter at the time in the Paris celebrity circle with customers including Coco Chanel. In 1923, Laurencin was invited to work on the stage design and styling of Russian Ballet Les Biches, for which she was nicknamed Les Biches of the School of Paris.

Young girls and animals are among Laurencin's favorite themes. This small and elegant work Trois jeunes filles au chien demonstrates the artist's classic fantasy style. The mild and elegant colors of aqua blue, mint green, peach, and pastel gray form a graceful and harmonious composition. The use of simplified styles and arc lines display the influences from Cubism. In the woods, the girls are accompanied by a dog, appearing innocent and adorable with round outlines. Walking on tiptoes, the girls look floating and as peaceful as fairies. The method of expressing white porcelain skin also reflects the artist's early background as an apprentice at the porcelain factory in Sèvres. From oil paintings to watercolors, Marie Laurencin's feminine artworks are widely acclaimed by eastern and western collectors. Her works are collected by major art institutions around the world, including Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris, Tate Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Marie Laurencin Museum in Tokyo.