Georges Braque, 'Derrière le Mirroir' 135/136: Tirage de luxe, magazine 5/150 with lithographs, Maeght Paris 1963
First edition, numbered, on vélin de Rives. Original colour lithograph by Braque on cover. Four additional lithographs, one of which is double-page, are after Braque. Loose, as issued in original lithographic wrappers. In chemise and paper-over-board slipcase. Print 38 x 28 cm
Minor wear.
Georges Braque was a French artist and sculptor and is seen as a leading individual in modernism. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts i Le Havre. In the beginning of his career Braque painted in an impressionistic style and was connected to fauvism alongside other artists such as Henri Matisse, Emile-Othon Friesz and André Derain. In 1908 began Braque’s interest in geometric forms and perspectives, kickstarting a close relationship with Pablo Picasso. Together they developed a cubist style with monochromatic colours and multifaceted, complex patterns. The focus of his art was often centred on musical instruments and still life’s.
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