Yves BRAYER - Copper plate and etching, 1973
Copper plate and etching, 1973
Original etching on Japanese paper measuring 29 x 38 cm, while the image measures 18 x 30,5 cm.
The copper plate measures 18 x 30,5 x 0,1 cm.
The plate was inked, varnished and then crossed out to prevent reprints from being produced.
Edition of 100 copies.
Bibliography: This copper plate, engraved by Yves Brayer, was made for the book "Quand les mystères sont très malins", published in 1973. It consists of 64 original engravings and includes a text by Jean Giono.
Published by 'Aux dépens d'un groupe de bibliophiles'.
Excellent condition.
Dimensions :
- Height : 20.5 cm
- Width : 30.5 cm
Yves Brayer :
Born in 1907 in Versailles, Yves Brayer is a french painter, engraver, illustrator and theater decorator.
He is one of the masters of the École de Paris.
Brayer was trained at the Montparnasse and Grande Chaumière academies, then at the Fine-arts school of Paris where he was professor in 1926. Using a great variety of techniques, he produced many landscapes and great compositions, figures and still life. He was named member of the Academy of fine-arts in 1957, at Charles Fouqueray's chair. His solo exhibitions made his fame in France ( The BNF, the Marmottan museum and the musée des Années Trente (1930's museum) paid him tribute), in Europe and in the US.
The painter died in 1990 in Paris.
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