Cinq Poésies en Hommage à Georges Braque

Original Lithograph in colours, 1958, on Japon Nacre paper, with full margins signed in pencil.

Note: Mourlot entitles this piece “Le Poete”. Others call it  “Cinq Poésies en Hommage à Georges Braque” after the book it illustrated. This was made to illustrate the front cover of a book by Rene Char published by Edwin Engelberts, Geneva in 1958.  Literature: Fernand Mourlot “Braque Lithographie” published by Andre Sauret : No 60 (Page 112)

Public Collections: Musee de Dieppe

Edition: An Artists proof aside from the edition of 75.  (There were also 15 impressions on blue Japan and the edition of 106 for the book)

Printed by: Mourlot Freres, , Paris

Public Collections: Bibliothèque National - this has a hand written inscription by Braque.