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Period: 1950s
Fernand Leger, Plate 37, from Circus, 1950
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Fernand Leger (1881–1955), titled Planche 37 (Plate 37), from the album Cirque, Lithographies Originales (Circus, Original Lithographs), originates from ...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,996 Sale Price
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Léger, Composition, Mon ami Léger (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph and stencil on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Mon ami Léger par André Maurois de l'Académie ...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,036 Sale Price
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Léger, Composition, Mon ami Léger (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph and stencil on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Mon ami Léger par André Maurois de l'Académie ...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,036 Sale Price
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Léger, Composition, Mon ami Léger (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph and stencil on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Mon ami Léger par André Maurois de l'Académie ...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,036 Sale Price
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Léger, Composition, Mon ami Léger (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph and stencil on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Mon ami Léger par André Maurois de l'Académie ...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Léger, Composition, Mon ami Léger (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph and stencil on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Mon ami Léger par André Maurois de l'Académie ...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Picasso, Composition (Cramer 88), Dans l'Atelier de Picasso (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches à la forme savoir paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Dans l'Atelier de Picasso, 1957. Published by Fernan...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$10,396 Sale Price
20% Off
Alfred Bendiner, Place St. Andre des Arts (Paris)
Located in New York, NY
The Place St. Andre des Arts, on the Left Bank in Paris, would have been a natural environment for Bendiner. It was the Latin Quarter, just south of the Louvre and near everything im...
Category
American Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Picasso, Composition (Cramer 88), Dans l'Atelier de Picasso (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches à la forme savoir paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Dans l'Atelier de Picasso, 1957. Published by Fernan...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$10,396 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition (Reinz 208-222), Voyages Fantastiques, Bernard Buffet
Located in Southampton, NY
Drypoint etching on papier de Rives B.F.K. pur fil paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Voyages fantastiques aux États et empires de la l...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$3,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Les Affiches De Toulouse-Lautrec (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on grand vélin Filigrané a sa marque paper
Year: 1950
Paper Size: 12.5 x 9.75 inches; image size: 10.24 x 7.48 inches
Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumber...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Scène XXV, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on Vélin de Rives paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire, 1958. Published by Tériade,...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Pompeii III, Surrealist Lithograph by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Pompeii III, Year: 1953, Medium: Lithograph and Chine Colle on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: Epreuve d'Artiste, Image Size: ...
Category
Surrealist 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Composition (Vallier 143), La Liberté des Mers, Georges Braque
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on grand vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, La Liberté des Mers, 1959. Published by Maeght Édite...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$6,396 Sale Price
20% Off
Braque, Composition, Braque Espaces, 13 Dessins, Lavis, Aquarelles (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph and stencil on vélin papier a la cuve du moulin richard de bas specialement filigrané pour cette édition paper. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued....
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition (Vallier 143), La Liberté des Mers, Georges Braque
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on grand vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, La Liberté des Mers, 1959. Published by Maeght Édite...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$6,396 Sale Price
20% Off
Andre Derain, Untitled, from Derriere le miroir, 1957 (after)
By André Derain
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Andre Derain (1880–1954), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1957 folio Derriere le miroir, No. 94–95. Published by Maeght Editeur, Par...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
44% Off
Georges Braque, The Chariot, from Carnets intimes, 1955 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled Le Char (The Chariot), from Carnets intimes (Private Sketchbooks), Verve, Vol. VIII, No. 31–32, originates from the...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
40% Off
Pompeii II, Surrealist Lithograph by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Pompeii II, Year: 1953, Medium: Lithograph and Chine Colle on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: Epreuve d'Artiste, Image Size: 9...
Category
Surrealist 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Composition (Reinz 208-222), Voyages Fantastiques, Bernard Buffet
Located in Southampton, NY
Drypoint etching on papier de Rives B.F.K. pur fil paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Voyages fantastiques aux États et empires de la l...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$3,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Jules Pascin, Salome, from Pascin, 1954 (after)
By Jules Pascin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jules Pascin (1885–1930), titled Salome, from the album Pascin, originates from the 1954 edition published by Editions du livre, Monte-Carlo, under the direction of Andre Sauret, Editeur, Monte-Carlo, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, March 3, 1954. Salome captures Pascin’s delicate mastery of line and his profound sensitivity to the human form, embodying the poetic lyricism and emotional intimacy that define his work.
Executed as a lithograph on grand velin Renage paper, this work measures 12.25 x 9.5 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of Mourlot Freres, Paris, and the exceptional production standards of Editions du livre, Monte-Carlo.
Artwork Details:
Artist: After Jules Pascin (1885–1930)
Title: Salome, from the album Pascin
Medium: Lithograph on grand velin Renage paper
Dimensions: 12.25 x 9.5 inches (31.1 x 24.1 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1954
Publisher: Editions du livre, Monte-Carlo, under the direction of Andre Sauret, Editeur, Monte-Carlo
Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the album Pascin, published by Editions du livre, Monte-Carlo, 1954
Notes:
Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This album, published under the direction of Andre Sauret, was completed on March 3, 1954. The color plates were executed in the workshops of Mourlot Freres, lithographes, in Paris. Typography of L'Imprimerie Union. The original etchings attached to the C head examples were printed on Roger Lacouriere's presses. The total edition was drawn in MM examples, decomposing as follows: C examples numbered from I to C with III original etchings, MCM examples from CI to MM.
About the Publication:
Pascin, published in Monte-Carlo in 1954 under the direction of Andre Sauret and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, stands as one of the most refined tributes to the artist’s oeuvre within the distinguished postwar series of French art albums. The album combines impeccable lithographic craftsmanship with scholarly presentation, highlighting the poetic subtlety and expressive line central to Pascin’s artistic legacy. Printed on grand velin Renage paper, the publication exemplifies the collaboration between Sauret and Mourlot that defined a generation of fine art editions, uniting artists, printers, and publishers dedicated to preserving the vitality of modern art in print. The album reflects the technical mastery of Mourlot’s atelier—celebrated for its work with Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Braque, and Léger—while reinforcing Editions du livre’s commitment to producing luxurious, museum-quality publications that captured the spirit and emotion of twentieth-century masters. As a fine art album, Pascin occupies a central place among mid-century European art editions, representing both a celebration of the artist’s humanistic vision and a testament to the collaborative artistry that sustained modern printmaking.
About the Artist:
Jules Pascin (1885–1930) was a Bulgarian-born French painter and draftsman whose exquisite sensitivity, refined draftsmanship, and poetic vision made him one of the most evocative and influential figures of early modern art. Known as “the Prince of Montparnasse,” Pascin became a central figure of the Ecole de Paris and a defining presence in the bohemian world of early 20th-century Paris. Born Julius Mordecai Pincas in Vidin, Bulgaria, to a wealthy Sephardic Jewish family, he studied in Vienna and Munich before moving to Paris in 1905, where he quickly established himself among the leading modernists of his era, including Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Chaim Soutine, Georges Braque, and Marc Chagall. Deeply influenced by Edgar Degas, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Paul Cezanne, Pascin created paintings and drawings distinguished by their delicate lines, soft tonal harmonies, and psychological depth. His nudes, portraits, and scenes of Parisian cafe life radiate an atmosphere of quiet intimacy and emotional nuance, capturing the fragility and beauty of human existence. Unlike contemporaries such as Picasso, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, and Man Ray, who pushed toward abstraction and surrealism, Pascin remained devoted to figuration, exploring the subtleties of light, gesture, and emotion with unmatched tenderness. His works express sensuality without artifice, revealing the vulnerability and inner life of his subjects through line and color that seem to breathe with human feeling. His studio became a gathering place for artists and writers such as Ernest Hemingway, Henry Miller, and Anais Nin, who admired his introspection and his ability to translate psychological complexity into visual poetry. Though his life was marked by emotional turbulence and melancholy, his art radiated a timeless empathy that transcended style, influencing later artists including Balthus, Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, Egon Schiele, and Eric Fischl, who drew inspiration from his fusion of sensuality, sensitivity, and psychological depth. Today, his works are held in major institutions including the Centre Pompidou, Musee d’Orsay, Tate Modern, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where they continue to resonate for their humanism and grace. Standing alongside Picasso, Calder, Giacometti, Dali, Miro, Kandinsky, Duchamp, and Man Ray, Jules Pascin helped define the emotional vocabulary of modern painting, and his legacy endures as one of the most intimate and humanist voices of his century. The highest auction record for Jules Pascin was achieved by Portrait de jeune fille en robe rouge sur fond bleu (1928), which sold for $2,950,500 USD at Sotheby’s, New York, on May 8, 2008, confirming his enduring reputation as one of the most refined, psychologically profound, and collectible artists of modern art history.
Jules Pascin Salome Pascin Editions du livre Monte-Carlo 1954 lithograph...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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Jules Pascin, Nude with the Pink Blouse, from Pascin, 1954 (after)
By Jules Pascin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jules Pascin (1885–1930), titled Nu a la chemisette rose (Nude with the Pink Blouse), from the album Pascin, originates from the 1954 edition publishe...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Jules Pascin, Venus from Behind, from Pascin, 1954 (after)
By Jules Pascin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jules Pascin (1885–1930), titled Venus de dos (Venus from Behind), from the album Pascin, originates from the 1954 edition published by Editions du li...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Jules Pascin, Woman in an Armchair, from Pascin, 1954 (after)
By Jules Pascin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jules Pascin (1885–1930), titled Femme dans un fauteuil (Woman in an Armchair), from the album Pascin, originates from the 1954 edition published by E...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Jules Pascin, Portrait of Pierre Mac Orlan, from Pascin, 1954 (after)
By Jules Pascin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jules Pascin (1885–1930), titled Portrait de Pierre Mac Orlan (Portrait of Pierre Mac Orlan), from the album Pascin, originates from the 1954 edition ...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Jules Pascin, Portrait of Daragnes, from Pascin, 1954 (after)
By Jules Pascin
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jules Pascin (1885–1930), titled Portrait de Daragnes (Portrait of Daragnes), from the album Pascin, originates from the 1954 edition published by Edi...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Toulouse-Lautrec, Album De Marine (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph and stencil on Papeteries de Rives paper
Year: 1953
Paper Size: 8.86 x 5.71 inches
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
Notes: From the album, Toulouse-...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Jacques Villon, Cover, from Wines, from Flowers, and Flames, 1956 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jacques Villon (1875–1963), titled Couverture (Cover), from the folio Vins, Fleurs et Flammes (Wines, Flowers, and Flames), originates from the 1956 e...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$716 Sale Price
44% Off
Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Yvette Guilbert vue par Toulouse-Lautrec (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph and stencil on vélin Rives BFK paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Yvette Guilbert vue par Toulouse-...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition (Reinz 208-222), Voyages Fantastiques, Bernard Buffet
Located in Southampton, NY
Drypoint etching on papier de Rives B.F.K. pur fil paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Voyages fantastiques ...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$3,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition (Reinz 208-222), Voyages Fantastiques, Bernard Buffet
Located in Southampton, NY
Drypoint etching on papier de Rives B.F.K. pur fil paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Voyages fantastiques aux États et empires de la l...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$3,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Scène XVI, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on Vélin de Rives paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire, 1958. Published by Tériade,...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Scène XIII, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on Vélin de Rives paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire, 1958. Published by Tériade,...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
$3,996 Sale Price
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Gen Paul, The Soldier’s Ration, from Wines, Flowers, and Flames, 1956 (after)
By Gen Paul
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Gen Paul (1895–1975), titled Le Quart du Tourlourou (The Soldier’s Ration), from the folio Vins, Fleurs et Flammes (Wines, Flowers, and Flames), origi...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$716 Sale Price
44% Off
Composition (Reinz 208-222), Voyages Fantastiques, Bernard Buffet
Located in Southampton, NY
Drypoint etching on papier de Rives B.F.K. pur fil paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Voyages fantastiques aux États et empires de la l...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$3,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition (Reinz 208-222), Voyages Fantastiques, Bernard Buffet
Located in Southampton, NY
Drypoint etching on papier de Rives B.F.K. pur fil paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Voyages fantastiques aux États et empires de la l...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$3,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition (Reinz 208-222), Voyages Fantastiques, Bernard Buffet
Located in Southampton, NY
Drypoint etching on papier de Rives B.F.K. pur fil paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Voyages fantastiques aux États et empires de la l...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$3,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition (Reinz 208-222), Voyages Fantastiques, Bernard Buffet
Located in Southampton, NY
Drypoint etching on papier de Rives B.F.K. pur fil paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Voyages fantastiques aux États et empires de la l...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$3,036 Sale Price
20% Off
"Houses in Beauce" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1958 at the Mourlot atelier, and published by Andre Sauret in an edition of 2000. Size: 9 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches (242 x 310 mm). Signed ...
Category
1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Maurice Brianchon, A Vineyard of Sweet France, 1956 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Maurice Brianchon (1899–1979), titled Une vigne de la doulce France (A Vineyard of Sweet France), from the folio Vins, Fleurs et Flammes (Wines, Flowe...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$716 Sale Price
44% Off
Pompeii V, Surrealist Lithograph by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Pompeii V, Year: 1953, Medium: Lithograph and Chine Colle on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: Epreuve d'Artiste, Image Size: 9 ...
Category
Surrealist 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Toulouse-Lautrec, Album De Marine (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph and stencil on Papeteries de Rives paper
Year: 1953
Paper Size: 5.71 x 8.86 inches
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
Notes: From the album, Toulouse-...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Toulouse-Lautrec, Album De Marine (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph and stencil on Papeteries de Rives paper
Year: 1953
Paper Size: 5.71 x 8.86 inches
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
Notes: From the album, Toulouse-...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Fernand Leger, Plate 36, from Circus, 1950
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Fernand Leger (1881–1955), titled Planche 36 (Plate 36), from the album Cirque, Lithographies Originales (Circus, Original Lithographs), originates from ...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,996 Sale Price
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Maurice Brianchon, The Vineyard of Paris, 1956 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Maurice Brianchon (1899–1979), titled La Vigne de Paris (The Vineyard of Paris), from the folio Vins, Fleurs et Flammes (Wines, Flowers, and Flames), ...
Category
Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$716 Sale Price
44% Off
Georges Braque, Birds on a Blue Background, from Carnets intimes, 1955 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled Oiseaux sur fond bleu (Birds on a Blue Background), from Carnets intimes (Private Sketchbooks), Verve, Vol. VIII, No. 31–32, originates from the 1955 issue published by Editions de la revue Verve, Paris, under the direction of Teriade, Editeur, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1955. This serene and evocative composition reflects Braque’s lifelong fascination with the motif of birds—symbols of freedom, transcendence, and spiritual equilibrium. Oiseaux sur fond bleu captures the artist’s delicate synthesis of abstraction and nature, where the silhouettes of birds emerge in lyrical harmony against a radiant blue field. The image embodies Braque’s mature artistic vision: a perfect balance between movement and stillness, light and shadow, emotion and intellect.
Executed as a lithograph on velin du Marais paper, this work measures 14 x 10.5 inches (35.56 x 26.67 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the superior craftsmanship of the Mourlot Freres atelier, renowned for its collaborations with the foremost modern artists of the 20th century.
Artwork Details:
Artist: After Georges Braque (1882–1963)
Title: Oiseaux sur fond bleu (Birds on a Blue Background), from Carnets intimes (Private Sketchbooks), Verve, Vol. VIII, No. 31–32, 1955
Medium: Lithograph on velin du Marais paper
Dimensions: 14 x 10.5 inches (35.56 x 26.67 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1955
Publisher: Editions de la revue Verve, Paris, under the direction of Teriade, Editeur, Paris
Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From Carnets intimes (Private Sketchbooks), Verve, Vol. VIII, No. 31–32, published by Editions de la revue Verve, Paris, 1955
Notes:
Excerpted from the album (translated from French), The illustrations in this album are printed from the sketch-books—carnets de travail—which Georges Braque has been keeping up for thirty years and more, and which constitute a daily record of fragments of the visible world that have caught his attention and ideas for paintings that have occurred to him. In fact the only difference between these sketch-books and the diaries kept by so many writers is that here the entries are not written but take the form of gouache or watercolor sketches. Hitherto Braque has always refused to make public these albums, which he takes with him wherever he goes and which comprise the bulk of his work as a draftsman. Now at long last he has authorized the printing of a number of pages of these albums, selected by himself with our co-operation.
About the Publication:
Carnets intimes (Private Sketchbooks), Verve, Vol. VIII, No. 31–32, published in 1955, represents one of the most intimate and revealing projects in Georges Braque’s career and one of the final great achievements of the legendary Verve periodical. Under the direction of Teriade, Verve became a beacon of artistic collaboration, uniting the finest artists and writers of the modern age. This special issue departs from the grand thematic volumes of previous years to offer a rare glimpse into Braque’s personal creative process. The lithographs—printed by Mourlot Freres—faithfully reproduce pages from Braque’s private sketchbooks, which span three decades of his artistic evolution. Each image captures the immediacy of his thought, the fluidity of his brush, and the disciplined spontaneity that defined his practice. The 1955 issue of Carnets intimes stands as both an artistic document and a deeply human record of the artist’s inner vision, exemplifying Verve’s enduring mission to unite art, poetry, and philosophy in perfect harmony.
About the Artist:
Georges Braque (1882–1963) was a French painter, printmaker, sculptor, and collagist whose visionary innovations and lifelong pursuit of balance, structure, and poetic form made him one of the most influential figures in 20th-century art. Born in Argenteuil-sur-Seine and raised in Le Havre, Braque began as a decorative painter before studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Academie Humbert in Paris, where he absorbed the vibrant colorism of the Fauves and the structural logic of Paul Cezanne. His encounter with Pablo Picasso in 1907 led to one of the most groundbreaking collaborations in art history—the invention of Cubism—a movement that redefined visual perception by fragmenting form, rejecting single-point perspective, and reconstructing reality into a multidimensional experience. Between 1908 and 1914, Braque and Picasso revolutionized painting through Analytical Cubism, a style characterized by muted palettes, overlapping planes, and a focus on underlying structure rather than surface appearance. In 1912, Braque pioneered papier colle, the first use of collage in fine art, incorporating wallpaper and printed paper into his compositions and forever changing the relationship between art and the material world. After World War I, he returned to painting with renewed sensitivity, developing a lyrical and introspective form of Synthetic Cubism distinguished by harmony, rhythm, and a meditative sense of stillness. His still lifes, musical instruments, and interior scenes became metaphors for balance and contemplation, uniting intellect and emotion in perfect equilibrium. Immersed in the Parisian avant-garde, Braque worked alongside and exchanged ideas with Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, each of whom shared his passion for redefining the boundaries of modern art. His innovations in form, collage, and spatial construction deeply influenced later artists, including Jean Dubuffet, Nicolas de Stael, Henry Laurens, Ellsworth Kelly, Richard Diebenkorn, and Jasper Johns, shaping the course of postwar abstraction and modern design. In 1961, Braque became the first living artist to have a solo exhibition at the Louvre, a recognition of his monumental impact on modern aesthetics. His works are now housed in major museums worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and remain sought after for their intellectual depth and timeless serenity. His highest auction record was achieved by Paysage a la Ciotat, which sold for $15.8 million at Sotheby’s, New York, in 2013, reaffirming Georges Braque’s legacy as one of the founding architects of Cubism and a master whose art continues to define the modern age.
Georges Braque Oiseaux...
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Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
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Fernand Leger, Plate 79, from Circus, 1950
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Fernand Leger (1881–1955), titled Planche 79 (Plate 79), from the album Cirque, Lithographies Originales (Circus, Original Lithographs), originates from ...
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Scène XXIII, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on Vélin de Rives paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire, 1958. Published by Tériade,...
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Georges Braque, Two Birds on a Blue Background, Carnets intimes, 1955 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled Deux oiseaux sur fond bleu (Two Birds on a Blue Background), from Carnets intime...
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Georges Braque, The Stove, from Carnets intimes, 1955 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled Le Poele (The Stove), from Carnets intimes (Private Sketchbooks), Verve, Vol. VIII, No. 31–32, originates from the ...
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Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
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Scène XXV, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on Vélin de Rives paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire, 1958. Published by Tériade,...
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Scène VIII, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on Vélin de Rives paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire, 1958. Published by Tériade,...
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Etching
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Scène XVI, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on Vélin de Rives paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire, 1958. Published by Tériade,...
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Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
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Etching
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Scène XXV, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on Vélin de Rives paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire, 1958. Published by Tériade,...
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Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
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Max Jacob, The Wine of the Last Supper, Wines, Flowers, and Flames, 1956 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Max Jacob (1876–1944), titled Le vin de la Cene (The Wine of the Last Supper), from the folio Vins, Fleurs et Flammes (Wines, Flowers, and Flames), or...
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Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
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Lithograph, Stencil
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Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Femmes De Lautrec (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph and stencil on vélin paper
Year: 1954
Paper Size: 13.5 x 9.5 inches
Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued
Notes: From the folio, Femmes de Lau...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Landscape Prints
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Lithograph
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Fernand Leger, Plate 18, from Circus, 1950
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Fernand Leger (1881–1955), titled Planche 18 (Plate 18), from the album Cirque, Lithographies Originales (Circus, Original Lithographs), originates from ...
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Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
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Lithograph
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Bushes - Etching by Leonardo Castellani - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Bushes is an etching realized by Leonardo Castellani in 1957.
The etching is part of an edition of 125 specimens, numbered.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner.
Le...
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Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
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Etching
Fernand Leger, Plate 108, from Circus, 1950
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Fernand Leger (1881–1955), titled Planche 108 (Plate 108), from the album Cirque, Lithographies Originales (Circus, Original Lithographs), originates fro...
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Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
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Lithograph
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Fernand Leger, Plate 19, from Circus, 1950
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Fernand Leger (1881–1955), titled Planche 19 (Plate 19), from the album Cirque, Lithographies Originales (Circus, Original Lithographs), originates from ...
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Modern 1950s Landscape Prints
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Lithograph
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