Georges Braque
"L'OISEAU DEVANT LA LUNE".
Sign. Lithograph 84/97, image size 16.5 x 23.5 cm.
Provenance
Galérie Pierre, Stockholm. Galerie Artek, Helsingfors. Private collection.
Exhibitions
"Hommage a Georges Braque" Artek 1966.
Literature
Vallier 133. Mourlot 57. Exhibition catalogue "Hommage a Georges Braque" no 32, Artek.
More information
Executed 1958.
Artist
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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