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Georges Braque
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Georges Braque
- Pal (Bouteille de Bass et verre sur une table) (Vallier 9)
- signé au crayon G Braque (en bas à droite) et numéroté au crayon 15/30 (en bas à gauche)
- eau-forte
- Plate : 460 by 330mm; 18 1/8 by 13in
- Sheet : 570 by 440mm; 22 3/8 by 17 3/8 in
Etching, 1911, signed in pencil and numbered 15/30, published by Maeght, Paris, 1954, on Arches wove paper, with wide margins, in good condition apart from light- and mount-staining
Condition
The print is in good condition as catalogued, with evocative tone in the area around the oval. Pale light-stain has darkened the paper tone overall, with the margins and verso further darkened by exposure to an acidic mount. Remains of paper tape appear at all sheet edges verso, with an associated line of dark fox marks at bottom, not showing through to the recto.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
ONLINE ONLY Braque titled this print after its subject; PAL refers to the truncated title of the bottle of "Pale Ale" beer located in the center of the composition. The print's execution date of 1911 (although the published edition didn't appear until 1945) correlates to a series of similar paintings executed by the artist in 1911-1912 which also feature the oval shape. Braque said of this shape "With the format of the oval, I have found a sense of the horizontal and the vertical." (Valliers, Cahiers d'Art, 1954, p. 16)