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Georges Braque, Collage Pioneer

Published on 08 September 2021, by Vanessa Schmitz-Grucker

Auction on 17 September 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - Laupenstrasse, 41 - CH-3008 Berne

Braque (1882-1963) broke with the Fauvist circle into which Matisse had drawn him by veering towards cubism, a visual arts revolution that was soon followed by another: collage.

Georges Braque (1882–1963), Verres et bouteilles (Fourrures) (Glasses and Bottles... Georges Braque, Collage Pioneer

Georges Braque (1882–1963), Verres et bouteilles (Fourrures) (Glasses and Bottles (Furs)), winter 1913–1914, charcoal, wallpaper and newspaper on paper, 48 x 62 cm/18.81 x 24.41 in.
Estimate: CHF 1.6 M

Verres et bouteilles (Fourrures) ( Glasses and Bottles (Furs) ) features all the visual experiments culminating in Georges Braque ’s work after 1912: flat surfaces, lack of spatio-temporal bearings and two-dimensional representation. This collage belonged…

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