Nouvelles Sculptures Et Plaques Gravees presentees par Christian Zervos

Paris: Albert Morance, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. loose as issued text laid-in brown cloth portfolio, front cover lettered in gilt. Near fine. Braque, Georges. Text pages unopened. 38.5 x 29 cm. Limited edition, copy 24 of 50 with a colored aquatint numbered and signed by Braque in pencil -- "Tete en profil et l'etoile" printed on Rives. VALLIER 152. Title page printed in red and black with additional 32 full page plates of which eight are in color. The plates reflect the influence of classic Greek art and sculpture on Braque emanating from his work during World War II when he produced a collection of small, generally flat, decorative pieces of sculpture in a style recalling again ancient Greece and centering on vaguely mythological themes. Front cover of portfolio toward the spine slightly toned.