Additional Information : This Lithograph from 1960 was especially made as an Exlibris by Cyril Bouda.
The work is Hand Signed in pencil in the lower right of the image, as well as signed with the initials “CB” in the plate.
Condition : Very Good condition.
Technique : Original Etching on paper.
Paper size : 12 X 7,5 cm / 4.7 X 2.9 inch.
Additional Information : This Etching from 1961 was especially made as an Exlibris by Cyril Bouda.
The work is Hand Signed in pencil at the lower margin, as well as signed with the initials “CB” in the plate.
Condition : Very Good condition.
GEORGES BRAQUE 1882-1963
Argenteuil-sur-Seine, 1882-1963 Paris
Title: The Dance, 1934
Technique: Original Hand Signed Etching with Aquatint on paper
Paper Size: 27.3 x 22 cm / 10.7 x 8.6 in
Plate Size: 24 x 17 cm / 9.4 x 6.6 in
Additional Information: This work is hand signed in pencil by the artist at the lower right margin “G.Braque”.
The etching was created for the book “Georges Braque” by Carl Einstein and was published in 1934 by Chroniques du Jour, Paris and A. Zwemmer, London and E. Weyne, New York.
It was printed in a limited edition of 250 signed and numbered impressions.
The book itself is hand numbered on the first page “Edition numérotée 68”.
Carl Einstein (26 April 1885 – 5 July 1940), born Karl Einstein, was an influential German Jewish writer, art historian, and critic.Regarded as one of the first critics to appreciate the development of Cubism, as well as for his work on African art and influence on the European avant-garde, Einstein was a friend and colleague of such figures as George Grosz, Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso and Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler. His work combined many strands of both political and aesthetic discourse into his writings, addressing both the developing aesthetic of modern art and the political situation in Europe.
Literature:
1. Vallier, Dora. 1982. Braque: The Complete Graphics Catalogue Raisonne. New York: Alpine Fine Arts collection.
Reference: Vallier 25, page 65.
2. Hofmann, Werner. 1961. L’Oeuvre Graphique de Georges Braque. Stuuugart: Editions Gerd Hatje.
Reference: Hatje Livres 111
Condition: Very Good condition.
GEORGES BRAQUE 1882-1963
Argenteuil-sur-Seine, 1882-1963 Paris (French)
Title: The Raptor | Le Rapace, 1963
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Paper
Paper size: 37.6 x 27.8 cm. / 14.8 x 11 in.
Additional Information: This lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist at the lower right margin “G.Braque”. It is also numbered “29/75” in pencil at the lower left margin. The paper bears the Arches watermark. This is one of the lithographs that were included in the “Lettera Amorosa” Portfolio to illustrate the poems of the French artist Rene Char. The work was published by Edwin Engelberts, Geneva, in a limited edition of 75 signed and numbered impressions in 1963. It was printed by Mourlot in Paris.
Mourlot with whom Georges Braque collaborated on this project said: “This work, whose execution lasted several years, greatly interested Braque. Several of these illustrations were redone two or three times and it was not always easy to obtain the Bon à tirer from the artist. The majority of the works were done on litho paper, transferred to zinc or stone, and retouched by the artist in his workshop.” 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.
Provenance:
Avant Garde Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa. Christie’s, London, 29th November 1995, lot 424.
Literature:
1) Vallier, D. (1984) Braque: The Complete Graphics Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Alpine Fine Arts Collection
Reference: Vallier 187.
2) Engelberts, E. & Wunsche, H. (1971). Georges Braque: Das Lithographische Werk. Boon: Galerie Wunsche.
Reference: Wunsche 147.
Condition: Good condition. Light staining in the upper part of image.
GEORGES BRAQUE 1882-1963
Argenteuil-sur-Seine, 1882-1963 Paris (French)
Title: Oedipus the King, by Sophocles | Œdipe roi de Sophocle, 1988
Technique: Complete Album including Twelve Signed in the Plate Lithographs in Colours and a Gold Plated Sculpture
Lithograph paper size: 45 x 58 cm. / 17.7 x 22.8 in.
Additional Information: This portfolio was realised in 1988. It includes 12 lithographs in colours all based on Braque’s earlier Gouaches. It also includes the complete text of Œdipe roi de Sophocle (translated by Gabriel Boissy), and an 24 carat gold plated sculpture in the cover of the album. The lithographs were printed by Atelier Art Litho, Paris and the sculpture was realised by Maître artisan Jean Duval. It was published by Editions Armand et Georges Israel in a limited edition of 398 of which 298 are in the standard edition. Our copy is number 43. It is signed by the publisher.
List of lithographs: Hecate Phaeton Phoenix Acheloos Boréade Selene Aegle Persephata Le Char de Médée Hera Hebe Memnon
Condition: Excellent Condition. Minor handling marks to the outside of the portfolio.
GEORGES BRAQUE 1882-1963
Argenteuil-sur-Seine, 1882-1963 Paris (French)
Title: Multicolour Bird | Oiseau Multicolore, ca. 1950
Technique: Hand Signed and Numbered Colour Etching and Aquatint on BFK Rives Wove Paper
Paper size: 40.5 X 62 cm. / 16 X 24.4 in.
Image size: 26 X 49.5 cm. / 10.3 X 19.5 in.
Additional Information: This etching and aquatint 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 editon of 200, at the lower left margin.
The work was published by Edition Maeght in a limited edition of 200 impressions in circa 1950.
The etching and aquatint is based on an original painting by Braque and was engraved by Aldo Cromelynck for Edition Maeght, Paris.
Note:
Towards the end of his career, Braque became preoccupied with the subject of the bird. While this motif appears in a number of the artist’s earlier still-lifes, by the late 1950s the image of the bird became an independent subject in its own right.
The most likely explanation for Braque’s perennial fascination with this aerial creature is the obvious link between the bird and the question of space, one of the painter’s major preoccupations throughout his career.
George Braque confirms this himself in an interview with Jean Leymarie published in No. 5 of the magazine Quadrum in 1958:’ “It was in 1929 that the motif first came to me, for an illustration to Hesiod. I had already painted birds in 1910, but they were incorporated into still lifes, whereas in my recent works I have been greatly exercised by space and movement'” (quoted in George Braque, Order & Emotion (exhibition catalogue), Andros, 2003, n.p.)
Unlike Braque’s early still lifes, the paintings from the last decade of his life celebrate the bird in flight.
Literature: Vallier, D. (1984) Braque: The Complete Graphics Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Art Books Intl. Ltd.
Reference: Maeght 1020
ERICH (ARIK) BRAUER 1867-1932
Title: Brauer Liedermappe, 1968
Technique: Original Portfolio including 10 hand signed and numbered Etchings and Aquatints in colours on Zerkall-Buetten paper
Paper Size: (each) 59.3 x 41.6 in / 23.3 x 16.3 in
Image Size:(each) 33 x 30 cm / 12.9 x 16.3 in
Additional Information: This portfolio includings 10 hand signed and numbered original etchings with Aquatints in colours.
Each one is hand signed in pencil “Brauer” at the lower right margin and numbered “76/99” in the lower left also in pencil.
The work was printed by Finger, Wien and published by Sydow, Frankfurt in 1968 in a limited edition of 99 copies. There were a further 15 artist’s proofs.
Literature: Walter Koschatzky, Brauer Graphik – Das Graphische Werk von 1951 von 1974, Switzerland: Verlag Goldregen AG Glarus, 1974.
Reference: Koschatzky G-30, pages 202-203
Condition: Very Good Condition
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..
Signed and numbered in pencil, from edition of 100.
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