La Rapace

Braque, Georges

179683 Braque, Georges La Rapace From "La Lettre Amorosa" 1963 V. 187 9 5/8'' x 9 1/4'' Lithograph in color on Arches wove paper. Signed and numbered in pencil lower right. From the Arabic numbered edition of 75 proofs (15 Roman numbered proofs on Arches, 7 hors commerce impressions numbered 3-10 and 3 hor commerce impressions on Japon nacre also exist). One of 29 lithographs created for Rene Char's "La Lettera Amorosa." Georges Braque began his artistic career working closely with Picasso to establish the Cubist movement. The pair developed a close friendship and created art that was so similar, it took an expert to distinguish the works. In 1914 Braque was called up and entered World War I. During the war he suffered a massive head injury and upon returning home, entered a new phase of artistic expression. Braque steered away from the sharp angular lines of Cubism and adopted a more curvilinear, even graceful, style. Mainly working in the still-life realm, Braque began to work with popular poets to create collaborations. These relationships would lead him to "La Lettera Amorosa," one of Braques final set of lithographs. In the set of 29 lithographs created for the controversial French poet Rene Char, Braque incorporated his return to bright colors and use of still-life subjects. The subjects were treated with Braque's well known subtle and restrained style. He experimented with the objects relationship to other forms and their relationship with the surrounding space. Braque challenged the rules of traditional painting, always adjusting his style and changing with the times. He said, "In art there is only one thing that counts; the thing you can't explain."

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9 5/8" x 9 1/4"

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LITHOGRAPH

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