Georges Braque
"L'oiseaux blanc"
Lithograph in colours, 1961, on Arches paper, signed in pencil and numbered 61/75, printed by Mourlot, Paris. I. 36 x 29,3 cm. S. 61,5 x 47,5 cm.
Time staining, some handling creases.
Provenance
The Collection of Bo and Margaretha Lindh, Stockholm.
Literature
Vallier 159.
Designer
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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