Oiseau de passage (Bird of Passage)

1962

Georges Braque

Associated Names
Georges Braque

Artist, French, 1882 - 1963

Fondation Maeght

Publisher

The image features abstract shapes including a large irregular form in the center surrounded by a textured pattern. Additionally, there are three round shapes with the same patterned texture arranged symmetrically around the central shape. Beneath these, there is a horizontal rectangular form with a similar texture. The composition is set against a rich brown background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    embossed color etching and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 59 × 41 cm (23 1/4 × 16 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.386

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vallier 1982, no. 166

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

G. Cramer; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1964 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Vallier, Dora. Braque, l'oeuvre gravé: Catalogue raisonné. Paris: Flammarion, 1982, no. 166.

Wikidata ID

Q65508557

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