GEORGES BRAQUE 1882-1963 Argenteuil-sur-Seine, 1882-1963 Paris (French)
Title: Still Life on a Table (Paris 1910) | Nature morte sur une table (Paris 1910), 1910-11
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 56.5 x 38.1 cm. / 22.3 x 15 in.
Image size: 19.3 x 27.6 cm. / 7.6 x 10.8 in.
Additional Information: This original etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “G Braque” at the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 30, at the lower left margin. The work was printed by Visat, Paris and published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris in 1954. Braque etched the plate in 1910-11 making only a few trial proofs. The edition of 30 was published in 1954 along with some hors commerce [out of trade] impressions and a very small number of unsigned proofs. The paper bears a partial Arches watermark.
Provenance: Thomas Segal Gallery, Boston.
Literature: Vallier D. (1982). Braque: The Complete Graphics Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Alpine Fine Arts Collection. Reference: Vallier 3
GEORGES BRAQUE 1882-1963
Argenteuil-sur-Seine, 1882-1963 Paris (French)
Title: The Equinox | L’Equinoxe, 1962
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 54 x 80.5 cm. / 21.3 x 31.7 in.
Image size: 35 x 53 cm. / 13.8 x 20.9 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “G. Braque” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 75, at the lower left margin.
It was printed and published by Maeght Éditeurs, Paris in a limited edition of 75 signed and numbered impressions in 1962.
Note:
The bird is a recurrent motif in Braque’s oeuvre being a symbol of freedom and peace, especially after the Second World War.
At the very end of his life, the artist painted birds repeatedly, as the perfect motif of his obsession with space and movement.
Literature: Vallier D. (1982). Braque: The Complete Graphics Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Alpine Fine Arts Collection.
Reference: Vallier 177
Condition: Very good condition. The sheet with pale toning and handling creases in the margins. Remnants of hinging tape, verso.
Technique : Original Watercolor inside Book.
Paper Size : 18.5 X 11.5 cm / 7.3 X 4.5 inch.
Additional Information : This is an Original Watercolor that was painted by Yves Brayer on the inside cover of the book “Trois Oiseaux”. (it can by seperated from the book easily)
The watercolor is hand signed by the artist “Y Brayer” at the lower right corner in green watercolor.
It presents a woman from the back.
The Book include over 244 pages of text and was written by Andre Beucler. It was published in 1957 by Bernard Grasset in Paris and this is the first edition that was limited to only 20 copies.
Condition : Very good condition. some wear and tear to the covers. The watercolor is in excellent condition..
CARL BUCHHEISTER 1890-1964 1890 – Hanover – 1964 (German)
Title: Kompositon Jaerve, 1962 Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dated, Numbered and Titled Etching on BFK Rives wove paper Paper Size: 23.5 x 18 cm / 9.2 x 7 in Plate size: 11 x 14.3 cm / 4.3 x 5.6 in Additional Information: This work is hand signed in pencil by the artist at the lower right corner “C. Buchheister”. It is also hand numbered, titled and dated “Kompositon Jaerve 1962 5/60” at the lower left corner. This work was printed in a limited edition of 60 signed and numbered impressions in 1962. It bears the BFK Rives Watermark. There is a label from the Arturo Schwarz Gallery at the back of the frame. Another impression of this work can be found in the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Provenance: Arturo Schwarz Gallery, Milan, Italy. Private Italian collection (acquired directly from Arturo Schwarz) Note: Arturo Umberto Samuele Schwarz (b. 1924, Alexandria, Egypt) son of a German father and an Italian mother, is an Italian scholar, art historian, poet, writer, lecturer, art consultant and curator of international art exhibitions. He lives in Milan, where he has amassed a large collection of Dada and Surrealist art, including many works by personal friends such as Marcel Duchamp, André Breton, Man Ray, and Jean Arp. Literature: Carl Buchheister, Elisabeth Buchheister, Willi Kemp, Susanne Thesing. 1984. Carl Buchheister: 1890 – 1964. Werkverzeichnis der abstrakten Arbeiten, Volume 1. E.Roether Reference: Buchheister/Kemp R 5 Condition: Very Good Condition. Not examined outside the frame.
JORGE CASTILLO b. 1933 Pontevedra 1933 (Spanish) Title: Untitled, from: 12th Anniversary Galeria Joan Prats 1976-88 Portfolio, 1986 Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dated and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Guarro Wove Paper Paper size: 38 x 56 cm. / 14.9 x 22 in. Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Castillo” in the lower right image. It is dated “86” [1986] next to the signature. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 100, at the lower left image. There were 20 artist’s proofs and 10 hors commerce [out of trade] impressions. It was included in the portfolio “Carpeta Commemorativa 12e Aniversari” [Commemorative 12th Anniversary Portfolio], consisting of 20 lithographs and etchings by numerous artists. The paper bears the Guarro watermark in the upper left sheet corner. Note: The contributing artists were: Sergi Aguilar, Frederic Amat, Jim Bird, Alfons Borrell, Joan Brossa, Jorge Castillo, Eduardo Chillida, Christo, Josep Guinovart, Joan Hernández-Pijuan, Antoni Llena, Victor Mira, Robert Motherwell, Kenneth Noland, Perejaume, Albert Ràfols-Casamada, Antoni Tàpies, Francisco Toledo, Zao Wou-Ki and Zush.
Additional Information: This is a Beautiful Original Color Lithograph by Marc Chagall titled “Cain and Abel”.
It was printed in 1960 as part of the series “The Bible” in a limited but unsigned edition.
The work bears an additional Black and White Lithograph on the reverse. See images.
The series was published by Mourlot, Paris.
Literature: Chagall: The Lithographs: Catalogue Raisonne, by Charles Sorlier and Fernand Mourlot.
Reference: M. 238.
Condition: Very Good Condition, light surface dirt on the reverse.
Title: When Abdullah got the Net Ashore…, from: Four Tales from the Arabian Nights, 1948
Technique: Original Hand Signed Lithograph in Colours on Laid Paper
Paper size: 43 x 33 cm. / 16.9 x 12.9 in.
Image size: 37.5 x 28.7 cm. / 14.8 x 11.2 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin.
This is a proof aside from the edition of 90.
The work is the 8th plate (of 12) from the Album “Four Tales from the Arabian Nights”.
This work was printed in 1948 in a limited edition of 90 signed and numbered impressions by Albert Carman, New York. It was published by Pantheon, New York.
There is a thirteenth composition which was only included in ten of the portfolios.
Note: Each composition illustrates a piece of text from one of four tales from the Arabian nights. This composition relates to the story of “Abdullah the Fisherman and Abdullah the Merman”. The text from which the image was created is – “When Abdullah got the net ashore, he saw a man in it and he fled from him, but the man called out to him from within the net…”
Literature:
1. Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1960). Chagall: The Lithographs I: 1922-1957 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 43
2. Cramer, P. (1995). Marc Chagall: The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné. Geneva: Cramer
Reference: Cramer 18
Condition: Very good condition. Very pale time-staining around the image. Very pale staining along the left sheet edge. The colours are very strong.
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 92 x 72 cm. / 36.2 x 28.3 in.
Image size: 69.5 x 69.5 cm. / 27.4 x 27.4 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 75, at the lower left margin. This work was printed by Charles Sorlier in a limited edition of 75 hand-signed and numbered impressions. It was published by Editions des Musees Nationaux in 1969. The paper bears the Arches watermark along the right margin.
Literature: Literature: Mourlot, F. & Sorlier, C. (1974). Chagall: The Lithographs, Vol. IV (Catalogue Raisonne). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. Reference: Mourlot 596
Condition: Very good condition. Very pale time-staining around the image.
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 75.6 x 59.1 cm. / 29.8 x 23.3 in.
Image size: 68 x 52.7 cm. / 26.7 x 20.7 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin.
It is also numbered in pencil with from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin.
This work was printed in by Fernand Mourlot, Paris and published by Éditions Maeght, Paris.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1974). Chagall: The Lithographs IV (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 620.
Condition: Very good condition. Pale staining at the sheet edges. Adhesive in the lower left corner.
