Pommes et Feuilles, Color Lithograph By Georges Braque Start Price USD 5,500.00 Current Price USD 5,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 06, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 13, 2008 Location Santa Cruz, CA See more about 'Pommes et Feuilles, Color Lithograph By Georges Braque' Description "Les Pommes et Feuilles" 1958, color lithograph, full margins with deckles all four sides, 11 7/8" x 17 1/2"; 303x448mm. Arches watermark. Signed and numbered in pencil, lower margin. Printed and published by Mourlot, Paris. A fine impression with strong colors [Vallier 114]. "Les Pommes et Feuilles" (Apples and Leaves) was actually executed before 1958 and was part of an album conceived for the 100th anniversary of the Imprimerie Mourlot. It was published in 1958. Georges Braque first engaged in lithography in 1921, enticed by the broad possibilities offered by the medium. Lithography, though requiring drawing, is more aligned with painting and color. Braque's early lithographs echo the color schemes of his paintings, employing browns, blacks and yellows. After a hiatus from lithography, Braque resumed the process from 1945 until his death. Unlike his etchings and earlier lithographs, Braque restrains stone grain from his lithographs, focusing on color with strokes deliberately thickened and massive to have an impact on color. His strokes are 'painted strokes' modeled on painting, not drawing. "Les Pommes et Feuilles" is in a Roma 'Tabacchino' 31" x 36" olive leaf hand-finished veneer frame with colors echoing those in the lithograph. The Larson-Juhl 'Antica' chestnut wood fillet echoes the frame. The outer camel linen and inner 8-ply khaki mats are acid and lignin free and protected with Acrylite-AR OP3 (UV) by CYRO. Authenticity guaranteed. previously a Sotheby's Associate. FSA:Prints             On Jul-06-08 at 13:38:47 PDT, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! Place a Bid!