Braque, Georges, Nature Morte, Signed Color Etching Start Price USD 4,500.00 Current Price USD 4,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, September 01, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Braque, Georges, Nature Morte, Signed Color Etching' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Nature Morte Oblique Artist: Braque, Georges Medium: Color Etching Image Size: 11 1/4 in x 11 in (28.6 cm x 28 cm) Sheet Size: 20 1/8 in x 16 1/2 in (51.1 cm x 41.9 cm) Framed Size: 29 1/2 in x 31 in (74.9 cm x 78.7 cm) Signature: Braque (1882-1963) in pencil , LRThis Work Hand Signed By Georges Braque (1882-1963) In Pencil In The Lower Right Margin Edition: Annotated, 'H.C.' (hors commerce, or artist's proof), aside from edition of 300 Condition: This work is in great condition, a fine impression with rich saturated colors!    Description:Displaying a sensitive use of color and texture, this image represents the evolution of the still life within Braque's career. With this image, the artist replaces the cubist formality of his early compositions with a fluid organic quality which would come to characterize the artist's later works. Published by Maeght c. 1956, this color etching is part of a series of lithographs and etchings based upon Braque's original watercolors, gouaches and paintings. Printed by Visat, the printer's name 'Visat Sculpt' is located in the plate in the lower left. Signed by Braque in pencil in the lower right, the work is a Hors de Commerce (HC) original etching and is noted in the lower left. Braque was very involved in the printing process, overseeing the engraver, correcting the proofs as necessary. Composed on a unique asymmetrical format, the warmth of the hues in this work bring a richness to the quality of the image. Full of painterly textural features, the use of soft pastels on a deep umber background make the image visually pop out of the picture plane. Brilliant hues of deep and pale blues, light green, and soft apricot, evoke a sense of the artist's understanding of the importance of the interplay of colors. The favored subject of the still life is apparent throughout the artist's career, and this work is a prime example of the skill and creative intellect which Braque masters in this wonderful work of art. Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will enclose with the sale of the work) :1) Vallier, Dora, Braque: The Complete Graphics Catalogue Raisonné, 1982, listed as Maeght no 1017 on pg 293.2) Listed in the Maeght archives as 1017. 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