Georges Braque, illustrator (French, 1882-1963) La Théogonie d'Hésiode

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Georges Braque, illustrator (French, 1882-1963)

La Théogonie d'Hésiode, published in 1955 by Maeght, Paris, edition of 150, unbound with twenty etchings. Signed "G Braque" in pencil and numbered "38" on the colophon page. Sheet sizes 17 1/4 x 13 in. (43.7 x 33.0 cm),presented in the artist's original cover with wrapper and within a collaged slip case.
Condition: Wear to wrapper, ex libris label from Nelson A. Rockefeller to inside cover.

Provenance: Ex-collection of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, New York; purchased from Coleart, Inc., New York, 1977; the estate of Mary Lee Ingbar, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

N.B. A copy of Derrière le Miroir regarding Théogonie (number 71-72, December 1954-January 1955) accompanies the lot.
Estimate $7,000-9,000

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