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.
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.
Technique : Original Etching on paper.
Paper Size : 24.5 X 16 cm / 9.6 X 6.2 inch.
Image Size : 9 X 6.5 cm / 3.5 X 2.5 inch.
Additional Information : This work is Hand Signed by the artist in pencil at the left lower margin “Budko”.
It is also Hand numberd: “I 2” in pencil, which is probably the second state of this woodcut.
Joseph Budko was a student of Herman(n) Struck.
Like Struck and Steinhardt, he used the expressive form of the printing methods (etchings,woodcuts, and lithographs) to revive the use of graphic and book illustration in the jewish art world.
The emergence of the German Expressionism in the begining of the 20th century that used the sharp contrast of black and white and the hard, dramatic cuts to express their souls and to turn a small format into a monumental image is also aparnt in his work.
Budko developed a style that combined personal attitude with Jewish mentality, a synthesis of Jewish tradition and modern artistic approach. He also revived the spirit of Jewish book illustration, elevating it to modern design.
Condition : Good condition.
two pale stains in the upper right corner some surface dirt in the margins and minor handling creases. (the image is in very good condition).
ALEXANDER CALDER 1898-1976
Lawnton, Pennsylvania 1898 – 1976 New York (American)
Title: The S and the O | Le S et le O, 1969
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 55 x 75 cm. / 21.7 x 29.5 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Calder” at the lower left image.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 75, at the lower right image.
This lithograph was printed by Atelier Mourlot and published by Maeght, Paris.
The paper bears the Arches watermark in the lower left corner.
Provenance: The private collection of Joan De Muga Dòria, Barcelona. (1946-2020)
Joan de Muga Dòria was the Joan Prats Gallery and Ediciones Polígrafa owner and editor.
Condition: Excellent condition. Remnants if hinging tape in the corners, verso.
Technique : Original Color Lithographs on “BFK” Rives paper.
Paper size : 40.5 X 32.5 cm / 16 X 12.8 inch.
Additional Information : This original Lithograph was printed as part of the series of Lithographs “France” by Jean Carzou.
These series was published in a limited edition of 197 Impressions by Joseph Foret, Paris, France in 1959.
The Lithograph was printed in the printing house of the famous French printer The Mourlot Brothers.
Condition : Very Good Condition, minor small folds in the upper left corner.
Technique : Original Color Lithograph on Japon paper.
Paper size : 54 X 37,5 cm / 21.3 X 14.8 inch.
Additional Information : This Color Lithograph is Hand Signed in pencil by the artist “Cassigneul” at the lower right margin. The work is also Hand Numbered in pencil ” XXVIII/LXXV” (18/75) at the lower left margin.
The Lithograph was published by Mourlot, Paris in 1978 and was printed in a limited edition of only 75 (I-LXXV) signed and numbered impressions on Japon paper, beside a regular edition of 130 impressions.
Literature: CASSIGNEUL LITHOGRAPHE. I/ Catalogue de l´oeuvre gravé de 1965 à 1977. II/ Catalogue de l´oeuvre gravé de 1978 à 1985. Introduction de Charles Zalber. Reference: 178.
Condition : Excellent condition. Tape remainings on the reverse.
MOURA CHABOR 1905-1995
(French/American)
Title: Boy Riding a Pony
Technique: Original Hand Signed, Numbered and Dedicated Woodcut on fibre paper
Paper Size: 22.5 x 37.5 cm / 8.6 x 14.8 in
Image Size: 12.5 x 17 cm / 4.9 x 6.7 in
Additional Information: This original print is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Moura Chabor” in the lower right margin.
It is hand numbered in pencil “no. 1/5” in the lower left margin.
Furthermore, it is dedicated in pencil “Pour Charlotte Bergman” in the lower left margin.
The work was printed in a very small limited edition of only 5 impressions.
Provenance: The Bergman Collection, The Israel Museum Jerusalem.
Charlotte Bergman, who died in Jerusalem on July 17 2003, one month before her 99th birthday, was unique among the museum’s benefactors. She lived on the premises of the Israel Museum for three decades, and died there. When she made aliyah from New York to Israel in the 60’s, the Belgian-born Bergman brought her collection of modern art with her and helped Jerusalem ex-mayor Teddy Kollek found the museum.
As the childless widow of an English architect, she promised to bequeath her paintings, sculptures and ceramics by such 20th century masters as Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy, Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso to the museum. In return, she asked to build a home within the campus, sharing its security. She wouldn’t have to put her treasures in a vault. She could live with them and savor them with her friends. After her death the museum plans to keep the white, single-story house and its 200 art works intact. Although he would not put a figure on it, they are believed to be worth many millions of dollars. They include a portrait in oils of a young Charlotte Bergman by Dufy, a personal friend, and a set of small-format Henry Moore bronzes, among other works of Picasso, Braque and other great 20th century masters.
Condition: Very good condition. Light fold in lower left corner, and upper left corner. Some yellow and blue marks in the lower right corner. Rough edges.
