ID 1220455
Lot 218 | Georges Braque. Aréion
Estimate value
€ 15 000 – 30 000
1881 Argenteuil - 1963 Paris
after
Title: Aréion.
Date: 2008.
Technique: Bronze, black-green patinated.
Measurement: 67 x 66 x 30cm.
Notation: Inscribed on the front of the moulded base: G. Braque.
Foundry Mark: Foundry mark on the back of the base. Rosini. Next to it numbered 4/8.
Number: 4/8.
The sculpture is a well-executed posthumous cast designed after a gouache by Georges Braque from 1962. Enclosed with the work is a confirmation from Armand Israël, Paris, dated 4 April 2011, which explains this connection.
Provenance:
- Private collection, France
- Detailed bronze with harmonious patina
- One of the largest bronze versions of the "Aréion", which already realised high five-figure sums at international auctions in a much smaller format
- Masterful realisation after a gouache of the famous "Métamorphoses" cycle in a characteristic pictorial language.
| Artist: | Georges Braque (1882 - 1963) |
|---|---|
| Auction house category: | Modern sculptures |
| Artist: | Georges Braque (1882 - 1963) |
|---|---|
| Auction house category: | Modern sculptures |
| Address of auction |
VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Hitzelerstr. 2 50968 Köln Germany | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preview | |||||||||||||||
| Phone | +49 221 92586215 | ||||||||||||||
| Fax | +49 221 92 58 62 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Buyer Premium | 32% | ||||||||||||||
| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase | ||||||||||||||
| Business hours | Business hours
|














