"Poissons volants bleus" from: Guillaume Apollinaire, Si je mourais là-bas
Wood block print in monochrome blue, 1962. Signed and numbered 47/70. S. 47.5 x 36.5 cm.
Acquired at auction, 1989.
Olle Emanuelsson Collection
Vallier 181
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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