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Braque, Georges
born 1882 in F - Argenteuil-sur-Seine, died 1963 in F - Paris
Service des relations artistiques, Mainz
poster to the exhibition: Zeitgenössische französische Graphik
poster without letters of location and time of the exhibition
1950
colour offset on thin paper
42 cm x 30 cm
slight traces of waterstains on the front and on the back, small needle holes in the lower corners, any and very small paper losses at the borders, regarding the age in good or very good condition
order no. 30373
The exhibition "Zeitgenössische französische Graphik" was arranged by the Service des Relations artistiques, which was subordinated to the Direction Générale des Affaires Culturelles in Mainz. (Schieder p. 32) The exhibition has been shown in Düsseldorf and Saarbrücken, Mönchengladbach, Halle a.d. Saale...
See concerning the engraving in the preword of a catalogue of this time: "Meanwhile reproduction engraving pursues its glorious course, adding to its art the latest techniques of wood and stone engraving. (...) To-day, there is a revival of favour of simple cutting and fewer lines; the design grows bare, the drawing becomes precise, the white paper is once more visible and regains its value as a contrast." (p.6)
See about the French mind: "It is nevertheless one of which we are proud because it allows us to offer to other nations both the productions and the methods of thought which seem to us to have a universal value, and it gives us the chance to appear before other nations as a people both human and humanist, whose highest mission is to serve humanity." (Jean Cassou in: La Peinture Francaise Moderne, 1946, p.11)
Lit.:
Exposition - Gravures francaises contemporaines, Berlin Juillet - Aout 1946, with an introduction in French, English, Russian and German language, Imprimerie Nationale Berlin
La Peinture Francaise Moderne, Düsseldorf Dez.1946 - Jan.1947, arranged by Direction de l'Education Publique Beaux-Arts, with an introduction by Jean Cassou in French, English and German
Zeitgenössische französische Graphik. Radierungen - Lithographien und Holzschnitte französischer Künstler aus der Sammlung Buchheim-Militon, 1950 (with a printed note: "Service des realtions Artistiques de la Direction Générale des Affaires Culturelles du Haut-Commissariat de la République Francaise en Allemagne" and a folder ' Verzeichnis zur Ausstellung 'Zeitgenössische französische Graphik ')
Schieder, Martin: Im Blick des anderen. Die deutsch-französischen Kunstbeziehungen 1945-1959. Berlin 2005
