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Lot 509THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Georges Braque (1882-1963)

La théogonie d'Hésiode

Fermé3 February 2010

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GBP 25,000

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Georges Braque (1882-1963)
La théogonie d'Hésiode
with the signature 'G.Braque' (lower right)
enamel on copper
image: 12 x 9 1/8 in. (30.5 x 23.2 cm.);
overall: 19¼ x 16¼ in. (49 x 41.4 cm.)
Executed in the 1930s

Cazenave collection, Paris.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 12 May 1987, lot 349.
Acquired at the above sale; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 2006, lot 443.
Private collection, London, by whom acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

This work was probably executed during the 1930s when Braque was commissioned by Vollard to create a series illustrating the Theogony of Hesiod. It was executed by the workshop of the Abbaye Saint-Martin in Ligugé.