Modern Autumn Sale, Stockholm 563

Auction: 25 – 27 October 2011 | Viewing: 20 – 24 October 2011

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184. Georges Braque France 1882-1963 Nature morte. (d)

Signerad G Braque. Executed c. 1930. Pastel on paper laid down on board 23 x 47 cm.

  • Department: International Art
  • Auction: 25 October 2011, lot 184
  • Viewing: 20 – 24 October 2011
  • Estimate: SEK 1 200 000 - 1 500 000 / € 125 700 - 157 100
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Provenance

Sothebys, London June 25 1997, lot no 214.
Private collection, Stockholm, Sweden (purchased at the auction above).

Literature

Jean Leymarie, "Georges Braque", 1988, compare no 91.

Other

Författaren Jean Leymarie skriver 1988 i sin bok, "Georges Braque", att konstnären själv ansåg att hans pasteller var helt färdiga konstverk, inte studier inför en större olja. Han skriver;

"Like the old masters, and apart from a few rare exceptions - slowly elaborated works in pastel and red chalk which he considered painting and from which he was able to part.....".

Leymarie prisar Braques sällsynta pasteller; "Works with very pure contours, in which every trace of the hand's mastery disappears to let the poetry of the objects, and a radiant light, shine forth. A few examples from his different periods show Braque's perfection as a draftsman"

Den aktuella pastellen "Nature morte" är ett utmärkt exempel på beskrivningen av Braques pasteller från 1930-talet. En helt slutförd komposition med en vacker balans mellan de avbildade objekten, en sval färgsättning och ett sirligt ljus som träder fram ur de täta pastellfärgerna.