RENÉ LALIQUE (1860-1945) The Snake-Headed Dragon, circa 1900-1905 Preparatory drawing for a central belt ornament. Watercolor, gouache, India ink on BFK de Rives paper; part of the left-hand side is a collage. Marked Coupure in two places with several arrows. 19x22cm Provenance: Artist's family Bibliography: René Lalique, Marc Lalique and Marie-Claude Lalique - Lalique par Lalique - Éditions EDIPOP, Lausanne, 1977. Our drawing is reproduced on page 93. Bibliography and related works: - L'Art et les Artistes - July 1905. Our work to be compared with the snake head reproduced on page 147, in the article L'Art de René Lalique by Gustave Kahn. - Katharine Morrison McClinton - Lalique for collectors - Lutterworth Press, London, 1975. Our work to be compared with the bracelet reproduced on page 26. - Sigrid Barten - René Lalique, Schmuck und Objets d'art, 1890-1910 - Monographie und Werkkatalog - Prestel Verlag, Munich, 1977. Our work to be compared with the drawing of a snake's head, catalog number 1796, reproduced on page 569.