Georges Braque
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”Helios V”
Lithograph in color, 1948, on Arches paper, signed in pencil and numbered 19/75, printed by Mourlot, Paris, published by D.H. Kahnweiler, Paris. I: 51.2 x 42.7 cm, S: 65.5 x 50 cm.
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner at an auction in Stockholm 1977.
Literature
Vallier 40.
Artist
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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