GEORGES BRAQUE | Le char II (Le char) (Vallier 81)

Lithograph printed in colours, 1953, signed in black crayon, numbered 11/75, on Arches wove paper, with Tête Greque (V. 69), etching with aquatint, 1951, signed in pencil, numbered 4/10, on Japan paper, and After Braque, Le char bleu (not recorded in Vallier), lithograph printed in colours, signed in pencil, numbered 62/75, on wove paper, each framed

Le Char (V. 81): the sheet fractionally trimmed (circa 5mm at left and circa 10mm at upper sheet edge), a small scrape at left sheet edge (measuring approx. 8mm), a few other small losses and nicks at sheet edges associated with framing, some slight handling creases, the verso with backboard-staining, framed. Tête Greque (V. 69): the full sheet folded along four sides, extensive mount-, light-, and backboard-staining, framed. (Our specialists recommend viewing before bidding). Le char bleu: With margins, in good condition, some minor handling creases (mainly visible verso), slight paper discoloration, the verso with a small skinned patch and remains of previous hinge at upper corners, framed.
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