Georges Braque, Composition (Vallier 137), Résurrection De L'oiseau, Georges Braque, 1958

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Lithograph on vélin vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Résurrection … Read more Lithograph on vélin vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Résurrection de l'oiseau, Georges Braque, 1958. Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, December 15, 1958. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), This work, composed in Baskerville c. 24, was completed in Paris on December 15, 1958 on the presses of Fequet et Baudier, typographies, for Maeght Éditeur. The lithographies originals by Georges Braque have been shot by Mourlot Frères. 225 examples were drawn, of which 25 examples are on Japon nacre, numbered from 1 to 25, with a suite on Japon nacre; 25 examples on vélin de Rives, numbered from 26 to 50, with a suite on vélin de Rives: 175 examples on vélin de Rives, numbers of 51 to 225. All examples are signed by the author and the artist on the colophon.

GEORGES BRAQUE (1882-1963) was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most notable contributions were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1905, and the role he played in the development of Cubism. Braque's work between 1908 and 1912 is closely associated with that of his colleague Pablo Picasso. Their respective Cubist works were indistinguishable for many years, yet the quiet nature of Braque was partially eclipsed by the fame and notoriety of Picasso. See less