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(after) Georges BraqueCiel Gris I (Grey Sky I)1959
1959
About the Item
Ciel Gris I (Grey Sky I). 1959. Lithograph printed in colors. Vallier, Dora. Braque. The Complete Graphics, London 1988, page 294, 9 x 2 3/4 (sheet 15 x 11).
This is not a copy. It is one of about 3000 impressions from the unsigned edition. In addition, 275 impressions on wove paper with full margins were pulled and pencil-signed by the artist. As published in issue No. 115 of the periodical Derrière le miroir, published on the occasion of a major Braque exhibition at the Maeght gallery in 1959, where 19 paintings and 8 gouaches by the artist were shown. Published by Maeght, Paris; printed by Mourlot, Paris. With text on the verso, as published. Initialed "GB" in the stone. Housed in a 20 x 16-inch archival mat.
This is N O T a mass-produced reprint (photomechanical reproduction such as offset lithographs or giclée prints) but the lithograph from 1959, lithographed and printed by Mourlot after a painting by the artist.
Braque painted the two birds in front of an eventful bluish-grey background. Their forms absorb the black color of the ground, one of the wings melts in with the horizon. The slim, tall format of this graphic and the cool shades of color radiate the evening sky.
Published by: Maeght, Paris
Printed by: Mourlot, Paris
Documentation / References:
French painter, collagist and sculptor Georges Braque is, along with Pablo Picasso, renowned as the co-founder of Cubism, which revolutionized 20th-century painting. In his work, objects are fragmented and reconstructed into geometric forms, fracturing the picture plane in order to explore a variety of viewpoints.
In this work, we can admire an abstract composition with a lead-gray sky, like in a thunderstorm. We can make out the three letters BIO, spread out over the work like design elements. A bird lying on its back at the bottom of the painting.
- Creator:(after) Georges Braque (1882 - 1963, French)
- Creation Year:1959
- Dimensions:Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Storrs, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU33525927532
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