Aspire Auctions
Winter 2007 Auction
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| 152. Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963)
Lithograph from "Derriere le Miroir", signed in the plate in the lower right corner, matted and framed under glass, image size approx. 13-1/2" x 20", paper size approx. 15" x 22", overall with framing approx. 22" x 28-3/8", text in French printed on verso. Derrière le Miroir was an art magazine published between 1946 and 1982 (253 issues) by the French publisher and gallery owner Aimé Maeght. The Galerie Maeght, in Paris since 1945, exhibited and promoted names, such as Bonnard, Matisse, Braque, Léger, Steinberg, Chagall, Bram Van Velde, Miró, Kandinsky, Giacometti, Ubac, Bazaine, Calder, Derain, Chillida, Tapiés, among so many other artists. The publication Derrière le Miroir, was the outcome of the gallery owners passion for publishing, and rapidly became the catalogue for the exhibitions held at the Gallery. The magazine, itself designed as an art object sumptuously presented in a large (38 x 28 cm) format, is illustrated with original lithographs as well as a number of reproductions. 1,000/2,000 back to catalog |
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