{"product_id":"georges-braque-pelias-et-nelee-1963-colour-lithograph","title":"Georges Braque, Pélias et Nélée, 1963 — Colour Lithograph","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA striking colour lithograph by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorges Braque (1882–1963)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the defining figures of 20th-century European modernism and, alongside Pablo Picasso, a principal founder of Cubism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePélias et Nélée\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and dating to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1963\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the final year of Braque’s life, the composition demonstrates the artist’s continued exploration of simplified form, movement and abstraction. Bold black silhouettes are layered over richly worked passages of cobalt and powder blue, creating a composition that feels at once graphic, lyrical and distinctly Braque.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBraque’s extraordinary career spanned more than six decades. After his pioneering experiments with Picasso transformed European painting through the development of Cubism, his work evolved toward an increasingly personal visual language characterized by birds, still lifes, classical references and highly distilled forms. His later works are particularly admired for their confidence and economy, reducing subjects to powerful shapes and carefully considered relationships of colour and space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis example is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecolour lithograph printed in Paris by E. Guillot, maître-imprimeur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It bears Braque’s signature within the plate at lower right and is numbered in pencil at lower left from an edition of 500. The generous unprinted lower portion of the sheet gives the composition an especially elegant, almost architectural presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work has been beautifully presented in a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egilt wood Italian frame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, its warm gold finish providing a sophisticated counterpoint to Braque’s saturated blues and blacks. It is protected beneath \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emuseum glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, offering enhanced clarity and preservation while minimizing distracting reflections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA particularly decorative example of Braque’s late graphic work, equally compelling within a collection of European modernism or placed as a singular statement in a contemporary or traditional interior.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Georges Braque (French, 1882–1963)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePélias et Nélée\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1963\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Colour lithograph on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From an edition of 500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignature:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Signed in the plate, lower right\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e E. Guillot, Maître-Imprimeur, Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFraming:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Gilt wood Italian frame with museum glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFramed Dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 23 in. × 29 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Housebound Interiors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46550307766458,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0411\/7145\/2066\/files\/81492331-CE7F-4A8A-872D-D6FCAD45B6AA.jpg?v=1788536891","url":"https:\/\/houseboundinteriors.com\/products\/georges-braque-pelias-et-nelee-1963-colour-lithograph","provider":"Housebound Interiors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}