Georges Braque

Collection of Julie Andrews & Blake Edwards (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 12th May 1994, lot 211)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Henry Hope, Georges Braque, New York, 1949, illustration of another cast p. 134.
Stanislas Fumet & Jacques Damase, Sculptures de Braque, Paris, 1951, no. 10, illustration of another cast p. 10
Maurice Gieure, Georges Braque, Paris, 1956, illustration of another cast p. 49
Nadine Pouillon & Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, Braque, Paris, 1982, illustration of another cast p. 174
Bernard Zurcher, Georges Braque, Life and Work, New York, 1988, no. 220, illustration of another cast p. 272

Bronze with an attractive brown patina. Screwed to the base. There is some slight handling marks consistent with age and handling. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition. Colours: Overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though slightly darker in the original.
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