Grand oiseau bleu. 1956.
Lithograph in colors.
Vallier, Anhang p. 293. Cf. Maeght Éditeur 1016. Signed and numbered. From an edition of 95 copies. On creme paper. 37.5 x 105 cm (14.7 x 41.3 in). Sheet: 55 x 112 cm ( 21,6 x 44 in).
This color lithograph, made after the gouache "L'Oiseau bleu", was published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris in 1956 and is part of a limited series of graphic works that the artist comissioned after a selection of originals. In most cases Braque supervised the printing process. [EH].