Braque, Georges, Original Ceramic Sculpture Hand Signed Start Price USD 17,600.00 Current Price USD 17,600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, May 12, 2008 End Time Thursday, May 22, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Braque, Georges, Original Ceramic Sculpture Hand Signed' Description Georges Braque (1882-1963), Valse (Waltz), Original Ceramic Plate, Hand Signed on Front and BackARTIST: Georges Braque (1882-1963)TITLE: Valse (Waltz)MEDIUM: Ceramic SculptureSIZE (DIAMETER): 10.63" (27cm)FRAMED SIZE: 22 7/8" x 22 7/8" (58.12cm x 58.12cm)SIGNATURE: This work contains a guaranteed authentic signature by Braque, 'G. Braque,' painted on the lower left of the plate as well as on the reverse.EDITION: Numbered 14/30 in the center on the reverse.CONDITION: Ceramic in superb condition with colors very prominent throughout. DESCRIPTION:Valse evokes Georges Braque's fond relationship with music and his passion for thematic still lifes. This ceramic plate is one of three he designed and crafted, each with its own unique sensibility.One of only 3 original Ceramic editions created by Braque, this work was created in 1960, Valse was a result of Braque's desire to experiment with various mediums and materials as part of his creative process. This particular plate is numbered 14 out of 30 in a series created by a technical process which involved covering a plaster support in black, while continuing to etch a drawing into a think layer of color allowing the white plaster beneath to show through. Braque sought to encompass a subject nearest to his heart: music. In Valse, he depicts a mandolin in the forefront of the piece, obscuring the waltz behind it. He combines two, very polar opposite musical worlds in this composition - the more popular genre including the mandolin versus the bourgeois waltz of the upper class. It is evident which Braque prefers as the waltz is partially obscured by the more accessible mandolin. The plate evokes a playful double meaning in which Braque hoped to convey to his audience, referencing the common subject matter of plates in the genre of still lifes while making the plate itself the medium of the piece. He chooses a circular format as a means of avoiding "dead angles" in the image while incorporating some of his simplified post-Cubist elements and various fragments of texts as his more favored trompe l'oeil device.DOCUMENTATION / COA: It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will accompany the final sale of the work):1) Goulandris, Basil & Elise. Braque: Order & Emotion, Andros 2003. Illustrated and documented as cat. no. 93.2) Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity accompanies this work. I. WHO IS MASTERWORKS FINE ART?II, QUESTIONS ABOUT BUYING FROM US? III. ABOUT US IV. PAYMENT V. SHIPPING AND HANDLING WHO IS MASTERWORKS FINE ART?WHO IS MASTERWORKS FINE ART?We are a full service art gallery, selling fine art originals at 40-75% off gallery retail! We have been collecting art since the early 1970?s and have been dealing and selling art for over 20 years. We been awarded the ebay Power Sellers award, and we have over positive comments on our ebay rating feedback sheet. Feel free to call us, at 800-805-7060 or 510-777-9970 with any questions you might have. You can also e-mail us at alex@masterworksfineart.com or you can visit our ABOUT US PAGE QUESTIONS ABOUT BUYING FROM US?If you are concerned about dealing with someone sight unseen we can offer the following to help reassure you. 1. We are bonded sellers through BuySAFE. 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