277 - Georges Braque - Saint-Pol-Roux. August. Paris, Louis Broder 1958. Includes four aquatint etchings, one of which is two-color and one printed in blue. Loose sheets in original cover and linen slipcase.

Georges Braque - Saint-Pol-Roux. August. Paris, Louis Broder 1958. Includes four aquatint etchings, one of which is two-color and one printed in blue. Loose sheets in original cover and linen slipcase. Auction start time: approx. 3:34 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 120 copies (total print run 145). - Signed by the artist on the edition note. - Printed on handmade Auvergne paper by Richard de Bas; etchings by Crommelynck et Dutrou; text by Fequet et Baudier. - Werner Hofmann quotes the artist regarding the “transformations” of Braque’s pictorial elements—the fish, the Greek head in profile, the bird, and the teapot: “‘Let us forget the things; let us consider the relationships,’ Braque once wrote. Whoever has found the key to their form will find [...] rich, inexhaustible nourishment for their wandering eye. Their seemingly simple legibility is deceptive. They demand a diligent, comparative eye.” (G. B. Das graphische Werk. Stuttgart 1961, p. XVIII). Vallier 135 (erroneously lists 5 etchings). - Hatje Bücher XXIV. - Monod 10084. - A&B 41 27.0 × 34.0 cm. 41, [15] pages. - Front cover of the slipcase slightly soiled; pages throughout with foxing. English description: With four aquatint etchings, one of which is two-color and one printed in blue. Loose sheets in their original wrapper, bound together in a cloth case with a label on the cover and spine. One of 120 copies (total print run of 145). - Signed by the artist on the edition note. - Printed on handmade Auvergne paper by Richard de Bas, at Crommelynck et Dutrou (etchings) and Fequet et Baudier (text). - Werner Hofmann quotes the artist regarding the “transformations” of Braque’s pictorial elements—the fish, the Greek head in profile, the bird, and the teapot: “’Let us forget the things; let us consider the relationships,’ Braque once wrote. Whoever has found the key to their form will find [...] rich, inexhaustible nourishment for their wandering eye. Their seemingly simple legibility is deceptive. They demand a diligent, comparative eye.” (“‘Let’s forget the things; let’s look at the relationships,’ Braque once wrote. Whoever has found the key to their form will find [...] rich, inexhaustible nourishment for their wandering eye. Their seemingly simple legibility is deceptive. They demand a diligent, comparative eye.”) (G.B. Das graphische Werk. Stuttgart 1961, p. XVIII). The front of the cassette cover is slightly stained; the sides are stained throughout.