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Georges Braque

Si je mourais là-bas (If I Died There) (V. 181)

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$30,000 - 40,000
$38,700
Lot Details
The complete deluxe set of 18 woodcuts, including 12 in colors and some with wood engraving, on handmade rag paper watermarked LB, with full margins, all loose and folded (as issued), with the additional suite of 19 signed and numbered woodcuts, on Japon nacré, with full margins, all loose and some folded (as issued), with text by Guillaume Apollinaire, table of contents, title page and justification, all contained in the two original gray paper-covered folios and slipcase with red cutout adhered to the cover.
1962
all I. various sizes
all S. 18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (47 x 36.8 cm)
slipcases 19 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (50.2 x 39.4 x 8.3 cm)
The set on rag paper signed in pencil and numbered '68' (printed) on the justification (the total edition was 180), the suite on Japon nacré all signed, one with initials, and numbered 40/40 in pencil, published by Louis Broder, Paris, printed in Paris.

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