Sale 1226
New York
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29 April 2003
Price realised
USD 7,768
Estimate
GEORGES BRAQUE Oiseau verni (Oiseau VII) (V. 93) lithograph with varnish, 1954, on Arches, signed in pencil, numbered 41/75, with full margins, pale mat staining, an area of stray varnish in the upper center margin, offsetting from the varnish and minor surface soiling on the reverse, lightly skinned at the reverse of the upper left and right margin corners, otherwise in good condition, framed L. 8¾ x 12¾ in. (223 x 323 mm.) S. 15¾ x 19¾ in. (400 x 500 mm.)
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Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM THE SEAGRAM COLLECTION
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014