GEORGES BRAQUE (1882-1963)

Lot 307
08.03.2024 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 60 000
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Lot 307 | GEORGES BRAQUE (1882-1963)
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£ 60 000 – 80 000
GEORGES BRAQUE (1882-1963)

Tête de cheval

signed 'G Braque' (on the neck)

bronze with brown patina

Length: 36 in. (91.4 cm.)

Conceived in 1943, and cast in an edition of 6





Provenance

Robert von Hirsch, Basel; his sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 26 June 1978, lot 763.

Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.



Literature

S. Fumet, Sculptures de Braque, Paris, 1951, no. 12 (another cast illustrated).

M. Gieure, G. Braque, Paris, 1956 (another cast illustrated).

J. Damase, Georges Braque, London, 1963, no. 45, p. 88 (another cast illustrated; titled 'Grande tête de cheval', dated '1942' and catalogued with incorrect dimensions).

E. Mullins, The Art of Georges Braque, New York, 1968, no. 122, p. 156 (another cast illustrated; dated '1941-1942').

N. Pouillon, Œuvres de Georges Braque, Paris, 1982, no. 46, p. 183 (another cast illustrated p. 182; dated '1941-1942').

D. Vallier, Georges Braque: sculptures, Paris, 1985, pp. 4-5 (another cast illustrated; titled 'Tête de cheval crénelée' and dated '1943').
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