Lot 63
  • 63

Georges Braque

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Georges Braque
  • Perséphone
  • Incised with the artist's initials GB (lower left)
  • Engraved ceramic plaque
  • 13 3/4 by 9 1/2 in.
  • 34.9 by 24.1 cm
  • Executed in 1947.

Provenance

Theodore Schempp, New York, 1959
Galerie Maeght, Paris

Exhibited

Chicago, International Galleries, "Modern Masters," 1961

Literature

 cf. Dora Vallier, Braque : l'oeuvre gravé : catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1982, no. 38, illustrated, for the related wood engraving

Condition

Overall good condition. Ceramic is wired from the back to secure in frame. Small losses to ceramic around extreme edges. Wear and marks on reverse of ceramic. Ceramic plaque is about 3/4 in. (1.9 cm) thick. Has a very dirty surface; should respond well to cleaning. Under UV light: no apparent inpainting.
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