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Lot 20
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Georges Braque

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Georges Braque
  • Oiseaux; Si je mourais la bas: one plate (V. 184 and 181)
  • lithograph and woodcut
  • first sheet 480 by 648 mm 18 7/8 by 25 1/2 in
  • second sheet 468 by 720 mm 18 3/8 by 28 3/8 in
Lithograph printed in colors, 1963, signed in pencil and numbered 50/75, on BFK Rives paper; together with woodcut printed in colors, 1962, signed in pencil and numbered 48/70, on heavy handmade paper with the 'LB' watermark (Louis Broder), the first printed by Mourlot, Paris, the second published by Louis Broder, Paris, each framed (2 prints)

Condition

Oiseaux: The print is in good condition with full margins. Faint light- and mat stain visible in margins, left and bottom sheet edges with a few tiny tears and soft creases, the corners with slight wear. The verso with minor surface soiling. Si je mourais: The print is in good condition except the sheet slightly toned overall, darkest at extreme edges.
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