Apr 28, 2022 - Sale 2602

Sale 2602 - Lot 389

Unsold
Estimate: $ 15,000 - $ 20,000
GEORGES BRAQUE
Étude de Nu.

Etching and drypoint, 1907-08. 275x197 mm; 10 3/4x7 3/4 inches, full margins. Signed and numbered 14/30 in pencil, lower margin. Published by Maeght, Paris. A brilliant, richly-inked impression, with all the fine lines and details distinct and with no sign of wear.

Braque's (1882-1963) first printed work. After an initial printing of only several trial proofs in 1907-08, Maeght published an edition of 25 impressions on Auvergne paper and 30 impressions on Rives paper in 1953. Vallier 1.