Lot 165
GEORGES BRAQUE (FRENCH 1882-1963) §
LA CHASSE [THE HUNT], CONCEIVED 1943
Auction: MODERN MADE | Lots 1 - 422 | Fri 01 May at 10am
Description
marked with initials and numbered GB 6/7 (lower right) and stamped VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE (on edge lower left), bronze bas-relief, on black painted metal stand, cast in 1953 in the edition of 7
Dimensions
30.5cm high, 23cm wide, 2cm deep (12in high, 9in wide, ¾in deep); overall including stand 34cm high, 11cm deep (13 3/8in high, 4 ¼in deep)
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (ref. 02881/1567);
M. Knoedler & Co., New York;
Perls Galleries, New York;
Christies, London, Impressionist, Modern Paintings, Watercolours & Sculpture Part II, 1 December 1992, lot 152, where acquired by the present owner;
Private Collection, London.
Footnote
Literature:
Fumet, Stanislas, Sculptures de Braque, Jacques Damase, Paris, 1951, pl. XI (another cast illustrated);
Gieure, Maurice, Georges Braque - Criticism & Interpretation, Zwemmer, London, 1956, p. 52 (another cast illustrated).