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The Black Birds is a lithograph published by Maeght after an original composition by Georges Braque in 1958. Braque authorized and selected certain works to be reproduced by his trusted publisher and they were printed to the highest standards in limited editions under his direct supervision. "G.B." is printed in the lower right margin; edition of 300. Good condition.
Reference : Dora Vallier, "Braque", Flammarion, 1982, p. 294 (Maeght 1027)
The artwork is an abstract composition realized by Braque during the 1950s, after the great success reached by the artist during the 1930s. The advent of World War II influenced Braque to paint abstract compositions. After the war, he painted birds, landscapes and the sea. During those years, he also created lithographs, sculptures, and stained-glass windows. The lithograph represents an abstract composition with birds on a light blue backcloth: in the foreground, there are black silhouettes representing two swallows; in the background, there is a black shape that recalls a flock of birds. The whole composition is surrounded by a black line.
Georges Braque (Argenteuil, 1882 - Paris, 1963) was an important French painter. In 1904, he moved to Paris where he attended the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1907, he exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants; during the same year, thanks to the intermediation of Guillaume Apollinaire, he met Pablo Picasso. This encounter would be very important for the future development of the style of Braque’s work and for the birth of Cubism. In 1909, after another exposition at the Salon des Indépendants, Louis Vauxcelles wrote about his artwork: “bizarreries cubiques”. Along with Cubism, Braque used the techniques of Impressionism, Fauvism and collage, and was even a scenographer for the Ballet Russes.
Image Dimensions : 34 x 42 cm
- Creator:(after) Georges Braque (1882 - 1963, French)
- Creation Year:1958
- Dimensions:Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)Width: 19.3 in (49 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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- Gallery Location:Roma, IT
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(after) Georges Braque
Braque began his artistic career painting in a Fauvist style, strongly influenced by friends Raoul Dufy and Henri Matisse. In 1907, however, after befriending Pablo Picasso, Braque began focusing on Cubist compositions and a more muted color palette. He and Picasso would work closely until 1914 when Picasso began focusing on symbolism and portraiture, while Braque sought to explore “pure composition” void of meaning and symbolism. A 1922 exhibition at the Salon d’Automne in Paris launched Braque further into fame. He won several important prizes over the next few decades, including First Prize at the Carnegie International and the main prize for painting at the Venice Biennale. In 1961, Braque became the first living artist to ever have his work displayed at The Louvre. Throughout the 1930s and 40s, Braque created many works featuring Greek and Roman mythological imagery such as this print, though his hope was to use the images simply as visual objects stripped of their histories, lore, and symbolism.
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