Georges BRAQUE (1882-1963) (D'APRES) & Heger DE LOEWENFE - Lot 36

Georges BRAQUE (1882-1963) (D'APRES) & Heger DE LOEWENFELD (1919-2000) JOAILLIER-LAPIDAIRE - COLLECTION D.L. (PUIS PAR SUCCESSION) HECATE - She will train Circe in the great art of metamorphosis - After the 1962 gouache of the same name from the series Les Métamorphoses Brooch. 750°/°°° gold, silver, blue enamel. Signed G. Braque and HEGER DE LOEWENFELD, titled HECATE and bearing a goldsmith's hallmark and GOLD 750 © and 2481 on the reverse. Length: 5.8 cm. Gross weight: 44.56 g. Provenance: - D.L. Collection; acquired from Heger de Loewenfeld. - Remained in the estate of its predecessor. Important: The archetype, with its diamond-edged profile, was acquired by the French State in 1963 for the Bijoux de Braque exhibition at the Louvre (Pavillon de Marsan). Public collection and related works : Fonds National d'Art Contemporain (FNAC) Centre national des arts plastiques (CNAP), on deposit at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris - A similar model, with a turquoise profile edged with diamonds, held in the collections of this institution under inventory number FNAC 1167. Related exhibitions and works : - Bijoux de Braque by Heger de Löwenfeld - Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, March-April 1963. The archetype presented (and acquired by the French State) at this exhibition (no. 85). - Jewels by Braque made by Heger de Löwenfeld - Musées de Nice, January to February 1969. The archetype acquired by the French State and presented at this event (no. 85). - Les 100 bijoux de Braque, by Heger de Löwenfeld - Musée des beaux-arts de Nancy, December 1972 to January 1973. The archetype acquired by the French State and presented on the occasion of this event (no. 47). - Bijoux de Braque, made by Heger de Löwenfeld Bibliothèque municipale de Saint-Dié, February to March 1973. The archetype acquired by the French State and presented on the occasion of this event (no. 85). Bibliography: - Bijoux de Braque réalisé par Heger de Löwenfeld - Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris (March-April 1963). The archetype acquired by the State is referenced and reproduced under catalog number 85 (unpaginated). - Bijoux de Braque réalisé par Heger de Löwenfeld - Catalogue of the exhibition organized at the Musées de Nice (January-February 1969). The archetype acquired by the French State is referenced and reproduced under catalog number 85 (unpaginated). - Les 100 bijoux de Braque, by Heger de Löwenfeld Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Musée des beaux-arts de Nancy (December 1972-January 1973). The archetype acquired by the State is referenced and reproduced under catalog number 47 (unpaginated). - Raphaël de Cuttoli et Heger de Loewenfeld - Métamorphoses de Braque Gouaches, bijoux, sculptures, livres d'art, lithographies Editions France Art Center, Paris, 1989. The archetype acquired by the State is reproduced on page 93; Braque's gouache of the model is reproduced on the cover and on page 93. - Georges Braque, Métamorphoses Catalogue of the exhibition organized at the Fondazione Luciana Matalon, Milan (October 7 - November 26, 2005), Editions Electa, Florence, 2005. The archetype acquired by the State is reproduced on pages 24 and 92; the gouaches of the model are reproduced on pages 24 and 59. - Armand Israël -Georges Braque Métamorphoses - Catalogue of the exhibition organized at the Fine Art Gallery/Jean-Paul Perrier, Barcelona (March 22 - April 29, 2006), Editions des Catalogues raisonnés, Paris, 2006. The archetype acquired by the State reproduced on page 19; the gouache of the model by Braque authorizing reproduction by Heger de Loewenfeld reproduced on page 18; other variations of the model reproduced on pages 19 and 85. Expert: Mr. Emmanuel EYRAUD