Braque, Georges, Original Ceramic Sculpture Hand Signed Masterworks Fine Art SALE! - The Best Source for Art! Start Price USD 25,000.00 Current Price USD 25,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 21, 2008 End Time Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Braque, Georges, Original Ceramic Sculpture Hand Signed' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Valse (Waltz) Artist: Braque, Georges Medium: Original Ceramic Sculpture Image Size: DIAMETER: 10.63 in (27 cm) Sheet Size: 10.63 in (27 cm) Framed Size: 22 7/8 in x 22 7/8 in (58.12 cm x 58.12 cm) Signature: This work contains a guaranteed authentic signature by Braque, 'G. Braque,' painted on the lower left of the plate as well as on the reverse. Edition: Numbered 14/30 in the center on the reverse. Condition: Ceramic in superb condition with colors very prominent throughout.    Description:Valse evokes Georges Braque's fond relationship with music and his passion for thematic still lifes. This ceramic plate is one of three he designed and crafted, each with its own unique sensibility. One of only 3 original Ceramic editions created by Braque, this work was created in 1960, Valse was a result of Braque's desire to experiment with various mediums and materials as part of his creative process. This particular plate is numbered 14 out of 30 in a series created by a technical process which involved covering a plaster support in black, while continuing to etch a drawing into a think layer of color allowing the white plaster beneath to show through. Braque sought to encompass a subject nearest to his heart: music. In Valse, he depicts a mandolin in the forefront of the piece, obscuring the waltz behind it. He combines two, very polar opposite musical worlds in this composition - the more popular genre including the mandolin versus the bourgeois waltz of the upper class. It is evident which Braque prefers as the waltz is partially obscured by the more accessible mandolin. The plate evokes a playful double meaning in which Braque hoped to convey to his audience, referencing the common subject matter of plates in the genre of still lifes while making the plate itself the medium of the piece. He chooses a circular format as a means of avoiding "dead angles" in the image while incorporating some of his simplified post-Cubist elements and various fragments of texts as his more favored trompe l'oeil device. Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will accompany the final sale of the work) : 1) Goulandris, Basil & Elise. Braque: Order & Emotion, Andros 2003. Illustrated and documented as cat. no. 93. 2) Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity accompanies this work. Who is Masterworks Fine Art? Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. strives to be the best source of fine art for our clients and collectors all over the world. We believe the most direct way to accomplish this is by establishing a lifetime of personal and professional relationships with our clients. We are a full service art gallery, selling fine art originals at 25-50% off gallery retail prices. We have been collecting art since the early 1970's and have been dealing and selling art for over 20 years. We have been awarded the eBay Power Sellers Award, and we have over positive comments on our eBay rating feedback sheet. We have achieved a perfect 100% positive feedback from our clients. Please feel free to call us at 800-805-7060 or 510-777-9970 with any questions you may have. You can also email us at alex@masterworksfineart.com. 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