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: 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: Nude Study (Nude) | Etude de nu (Nu), 1907-08/53
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching on Auvergne Laid Paper
Paper size: 49 x 33 cm. / 19.3 x 13 in.
Image size: 27.5 x 19.7 cm. / 10.8 x 7.8 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 25, at the lower left margin. The work was printed by Visat, Paris and published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris in 1953. Braque etched the plate in 1907-08 making only a few trial proofs. The edition of 25 was published in 1953 along with an edition of 30 on Rives wove paper. One of the early trial proofs from 1907-08 is held in the collection of the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris and bears a handwritten inscription from Braque to the institution.
Note: This is the first print created by Georges Braque. The plate was etched by the artist between 1907-08 and it is contemporary with a drawing with a similar composition which was held in the Collection of Douglas Cooper.
Provenance: Collection of Lois Torf (1926-2020) and Michael K. Torf (1926-1988) The collection of Lois B. Torf is one of the most significant collections of Prints and Multiples to come to market in recent years. The collection comprised important works in the print medium from every decade of the 20th century including significant holdings of Cubist prints by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. In addition to donating and loaning countless works for exhibitions, Torf served on boards and committees of many art institutions in the Boston area. For over 30 years, she was a Trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which, in 1983, named a gallery in honor of the Torfs’ contributions, as well as Trustee of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston for over 20 years. Additionally, her academic committee involvement included Harvard’s Fogg Museum, Boston University School of Fine Arts and the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University.
Exhibited: “The Modern Art of the Print: Selections from the Collection of Lois and Michael Torf”, Williamstown, Massachusetts, Williams College Museum of Art; Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, 5 May-14 October 1984, no. 24, pg.138 (illustrated)
Literature: Vallier D. (1982). Braque: The Complete Graphics Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Alpine Fine Arts Collection. Reference: Vallier 1
GEORGES BRAQUE 1882-1963 Argenteuil-sur-Seine, 1882-1963 Paris (French)
Title: Bass, 1911-12/50
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 63.5 x 50 cm. / 25 x 19.7 in.
Image size: 46.5 x 33 cm. / 18.3 x 13 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 50, at the lower left margin. The work was printed by Visat, Paris and published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris in 1950. Braque etched the plate in 1911-1912 making only a few trial proofs. The edition of 50 was published in 1950. The paper bears the Arches watermark in the right margin. Provenance: Collection of Lois Torf (1926-2020) and Michael K. Torf (1926-1988) The collection of Lois B. Torf is one of the most significant collections of Prints and Multiples to come to market in recent years. The collection comprised important works in the print medium from every decade of the 20th century including significant holdings of Cubist prints by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. In addition to donating and loaning countless works for exhibitions, Torf served on boards and committees of many art institutions in the Boston area. For over 30 years, she was a Trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which, in 1983, named a gallery in honor of the Torfs’ contributions, as well as Trustee of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston for over 20 years. Additionally, her academic committee involvement included Harvard’s Fogg Museum, Boston University School of Fine Arts and the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University.
Exhibited: “The Modern Art of the Print: Selections from the Collection of Lois and Michael Torf”, Williamstown, Massachusetts, Williams College Museum of Art; Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, 5 May-14 October 1984, no. 24, pg.138 (illustrated)
Literature: Vallier D. (1982). Braque: The Complete Graphics Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Alpine Fine Arts Collection.
Reference: Vallier 7
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 Red Bouquet, from: Lithographs, 1963
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 34 x 26 cm. / 13.4 x 10.2 in.
Additional Information: This 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 125, at the lower left margin. There were also ten hors commerce [out of trade] impressions aside from the standard edition. The work was printed by Fernand Mourlot, Paris and published by André Sauret, Monte Carlo, in a deluxe limited edition of 125 signed and numbered impressions in 1963. This is one of three compositions created for inclusion in the catalogue raisonne “Braque Lithographe”, published in 1963.
Literature: Vallier D. (1982). Braque: The Complete Graphics Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Alpine Fine Arts Collection.
Reference: Vallier 188.3
Condition: Very good condition. Time-staining across the sheet with areas of mount staining 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.
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).
