GEORGES BRAQUE, 4 etchings embossed gold leaf intaglio, ca 1960, with Braque's signature embossed.
"Hemera", "Ilya", "Neree", "Parthenia". Each efter jewelry designs by Braque, reinterpreted and engraved by Heger de Lownfeld. Numbered in pencil and signed by Heger. S: 38 x 56 cm.
Unframed, stains.
Swann Galleries, New York, 1992.
Privat samling, Sverige.
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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