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Georges Braque (1882-1963); L'Ordre des oiseaux, text by Saint-John Perse; image 1
Georges Braque (1882-1963); L'Ordre des oiseaux, text by Saint-John Perse; image 2
Georges Braque (1882-1963); L'Ordre des oiseaux, text by Saint-John Perse; image 3
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Georges Braque (1882-1963); L'Ordre des oiseaux, text by Saint-John Perse; image 5
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Georges Braque
(1882-1963)
L'Ordre des oiseaux, text by Saint-John Perse

26 May 2021, 12:00 EDT
New York

US$16,000 - US$18,000

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Georges Braque (1882-1963)

L'Ordre des oiseaux, text by Saint-John Perse (Vallier 182), 1962
The complete bound volume with 12 aquatints in colors on Richard de Bas handmade paper, signed in ink on the colophon by the artist and poet and annotated 'EXAMPLAIRE H.C. 15' (one of 20 hors commerce aside from the edition of 100, plus 30 in Roman numerals with an additional suite), published by Au vent d'Arles, Paris, aquatints printed by Aldo Crommelylnck, Paris, bound in black morocco-backed moiré silk-covered boards by Jean Duval, slipcover with paper collage bird design after Braque. (12 works)
overall 17 3/4 x 21 3/4in (45.1 x 55.2cm)

Footnotes

In 1962, the French poet Saint-John Perse composed a poem about birds in honor of Braque's eightieth birthday. Braque was inspired to create 12 aquatints to illustrate the expanded text by Perse, a meditation about birds in flight, and man's freedom.

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