Oiseaux Mauves sur Fond Bleu - Paroles Peintes. Mauve Birds on a Blue Background - Painted Words. by Georges Braque, 1882-1963

Georges Braque, 1882-1963
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Oiseaux Mauves sur Fond Bleu - Paroles Peintes. Mauve Birds on a Blue Background - Painted Words.

Original etching with aquatint in colours. 1962. Signed in pencil. Numbered (18) in pencil from the edition of 50. (There were also 28 signed proofs). Issued in the series: 'Paroles Peintes - Painted Words' by Lazar Vernet, Paris 1962. Printed at the studio of Georges Visat. (There was also an unsigned album issue of 130).
Ref: Vallier - Braque L'Oeuvre Gravé no 183

Very fine impression with excellent colours. On pale cream Auvergne paper. Excellent condition; slightest traces of ol mounting on the reverse of the sheet. The full small c. 1/2 inch margins. as issued. Sheet: 15 x 11ins. Plate: 13 5/8 x 9 5/8ins. (346x246mm)

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A beautiful example of the lyrical use of colour and form which filled Braque's compositions on the bird motif in the last years of his life. This composition is drawn in freely-brushed strokes of aquatint, with accents of pure etching. The soft but emotive colours, pinks, blue and mauve, are set off by the varying densities of the aquatint tones in the bold silhouetted shapes of the birds and in the tone of the sky.

In many ways the form of the soaring bird became one of the most important motifs and symbols of Braque's art in the post-war years. The line of their flight defines space, and the rhythmic curve of the shapes of their wings expresses the movement within that limitless space. Braque saw their forms as a way of expressing his joy in the eternity of creation, his joy, like so many of his artist contemporaries, in the escape from war into peace.