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This etching and aquatint is hand signed in brown crayon by the artist “G.Braque” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil EA, at the lower left margin. This is an épreuve d’artiste [artists proof].
The work was printed by Lacourière, Paris in a limited edition of 200 signed and numbered impressions in the 1950’s and it was published by Maeght, Paris.
The paper bears the Arches watermark in the lower margin.
Provenance: Ex collection The Redfern Gallery, London, 1962
Literature: Vallier, D. (1984) Braque: The Complete Graphics Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Art Books Intl. Ltd.
Reference: Maeght 1022
Condition: Good condition. A band of staining along the lower sheet edge. Soft handling creases in the margins. Two stains in the lower right corner, far from the image. Remnants of adhesive in the upper corners, verso.
