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| Artiste: | Braque, Georges (1882 - 1963) |
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| Titre: | Deux Oiesaux (Richesse de la France), 1961 |
| Moyen: | Lithographie |
| Taille d'image: | 45 1/2 in x 34 3/4 in (115.5 cm x 88.5 cm) |
| Taille de feuille: | 55 1/16 in x 43 1/3 in (140 cm x 110 cm) |
| Signé: | This work hand signed by George Braque (Argemteio;. Val-d'Oise, 1882 - Paris, 1963) in pencil in the lower right margin and signed in the stone in dark blue in the lower right of the image. |
| Edition: | Numbered from the edition of 50 in pencil in the lower left margin. |
| Condition: | This piece is in excellent condition, with brilliant, bold colors. |
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Article# 3182
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| MFA SALE | 50% Off: $22,500 |
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One of Braque's best and most stunning prints, Deux Oiesaux (Richesse de la France) is remarkable for its monumental size and rich coloration. Brilliant lapis lazuli blues highlight the black and white silhouettes of Braque's graceful birds as they flit across a night sky, relaying an impression of peace and calm. |
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| Description historique: | |
| Braque gracefully contrasts 2 birds adrift a night sky. His use of rich blues
and saturated blacks highlighted by white accents makes this piece a quintessential
Braque. This simple image is dominated by two birds stacked vertically atop
one another. They appear to be flying towards each other as one swoops down
from the upper left while the other soars up from the lower right, their wings
touching ever so slightly. Three twinkling white stars surround the birds, giving
us the allusion this scene is taking place amidst a clear night sky. The rich
shades and tones of the lapis lazuli blue makes this work stand out, as the
colors are absolutely stunning. Created in 1961, this original color lithograph is hand signed by George Braque (Argemteio;. Val-d'Oise, 1882 - Paris, 1963) in pencil in the lower right margin and signed in the stone in dark blue in the lower right of the image. This work is numbered from the edition of 50 in pencil in the lower left margin. DOCUMENTED AND ILLUSTRATED IN: ABOUT THE FRAMING: | |
| Style: | Picasso Cubism, Cubist 20th Century French Modern Master |
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La biographie de Georges Braque
Georges Braque (1882 - 1963)
Georges Braque was born on May 13, 1882, in Argenteuil-sur-Seine, France. He grew up in Le Havre and studied evenings at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts there from about 1897 to 1899. He left for Paris to study under a master decorator to receive his craftsman certificate in 1901. From 1902 to 1904, he painted at the Académie Humbert in Paris, where he met Marie Laurencin and Francis Picabia. By 1906, Braque's work was no longer Impressionist but Fauve in style; after spending that summer in Antwerp with Othon Friesz, he showed his Fauve work the following year in the Salon des Indépendants in Paris. His first solo show was at Daniel-Henri Kahnweiler's gallery in 1908. From 1909, Pablo Picasso and Braque worked together in developing Cubism; by 1911, their styles were extremely similar. In 1912, they started to incorporate collage elements into their paintings and to experiment with the papier collé (pasted paper) technique. Their artistic collaboration lasted until 1914. Braque served in the French army during World War I and was wounded; upon his recovery in 1917, he began a close friendship with Juan Gris.
After World War I, Braque's work became freer and less schematic. His fame grew in 1922 as a result of an exhibition at the Salon d'Automne in Paris. In the mid-1920s, Braque designed the decor for two Sergei Diaghilev ballets. By the end of the decade, he had returned to a more realistic interpretation of nature, although certain aspects of Braque's Cubism always remained present in his work. In 1931, Braque made his first engraved plasters and began to portray mythological subjects. His first important retrospective took place in 1933 at the Kunsthalle Basel. He won First Prize at the Carnegie International, Pittsburgh, in 1937.
During World War II, Braque remained in Paris. His paintings at that time, primarily still lifes and interiors, became more somber. In addition to paintings, he also made Braque etchings, lithographs, engravings, prints and sculpture. From the late 1940s, he treated various recurring themes, such as birds, ateliers, landscapes, and seascapes. In 1954, he designed stained-glass windows for the church of Varengeville. During the last few years of his life, Braque's ill health prevented him from undertaking further large-scale commissions, but he continued to paint, make lithographs, and design jewelry. He died on August 31, 1963, in Paris.
