"Théière grise"
Signed in pencil and numbered 41/75. Colour lithograph, 1947. Printed by Mourlot, Paris, published by Maeght, Paris. I. 36.3 x 54.6 cm.
Stockholm Auction House, Stockholm, 25 November 2019, cat. no. 509.
Private Collection.
Maeght 14. Vallier 35.
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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