GEORGES BRAQUE French, 1882-1963
The Flight | L’Envol, 1960
Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on BFK Rives Wove Paper
50.9 x 65 cm. / 20 x 25.6 in.
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 1960.
There is a blue ink inscription verso, ‘Happy Mother’s Day, 7. 5.1961 / to my beloved Ulla; written in Swedish.
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 148.
Condition: Very good condition. Very soft creasing along the extreme left and right sheet edges. With annotations in ink, verso.
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 1960.
There is a blue ink inscription verso, ‘Happy Mother’s Day, 7. 5.1961 / to my beloved Ulla; written in Swedish.
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 148.
Condition: Very good condition. Very soft creasing along the extreme left and right sheet edges. With annotations in ink, verso.
$ 5,500.00
