Georges Braque

Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Stockholm, Liljevalchs Konsthall, From Cézanne to Picasso, 1954

Stanislas Fumet, Sculptures de Braque, Paris, 1951, no. 32, illustration of the plaster model
Maurice Gieure (ed.), Georges Braque, Paris, 1956, illustrated n.p.
Georges Braque (exhibition catalogue), Haus der Kunst, Munich, 1963, no. 279, illustration of another cast pl. 152
John Richardson, Georges Braque, 1882-196: An American Tribute, New York, 1964, no. 20, illustration of another cast n.p.

Attractive gold brown patina. There is some minor wear to the patina, consistent with age, mainly to the central part of the fish and some tiny specks of verdigris, mainly to the lower part of the fish's tail. There is a small paper remnant on the reverse, probably from an old gallery label. Overall, this work is in good condition.
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