Août (August)
Georges Braque
French, 1882–1963
1958
An intimate artist’s book by Georges Braque containing four aquatints (three with etching), made as a pictorial response to the poem “Août” by Saint‑Pol‑Roux.
The restrained linen-covered box with a small, centered cream label in quiet type immediately reads as deliberate and tactile, suggesting the muted, textured images and subtle handwork you’ll find inside.
In Braque’s late career this livre d’artiste exemplifies how a former Cubist turned to printmaking and poet–artist collaboration to distill color, texture, and form into intimate, modern book art that broadened the expressive range of prints and illustrated books.
Medium
Illustrated book with four aquatints (three with etching)
Dimensions
page (irreg.): 9 13/16 × 13" (25 × 33 cm); overall (closed): 10 9/16 × 13 5/16 × 13/16" (26.8 × 33.8 × 2.1 cm)
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Department
Credit
The Louis E. Stern Collection
Accession
715.1964.1-4
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