Georges BRAQUE (1882-1963) (D'APRES) & Heger DE LOEWENFE - Lot 37

Georges BRAQUE (1882-1963) (D'APRES) & Heger DE LOEWENFELD (1919-2000) JOAILLIER-LAPIDAIRE - COLLECTION D.L. (PUIS PAR SUCCESSION) TITHONOS - The brilliant hero flies towards the Dawn he has subjugated - From the eponymous 1962 gouache from the series Les Métamorphoses Brooch. 750°/°°° gold, green enamel, rubies. Marked BIJOUX DE BRAQUE, titled TITHONOS, numbered EV9/75, signed HEGER DE LOEWENFELD and marked OR 750 © and LP2732 on reverse. Length: 7.4 cm. Gross weight: 25.56 g. Provenance: - D.L. Collection; acquired from Heger de Loewenfeld. - Remained in the estate of its predecessor. Important: The copy of the original invoice issued on November 20, 1981 by Heger de Loewenfeld will be given to the buyer. Related exhibitions and works : - Bijoux de Braque by Heger de Löwenfeld Musée des Arts décoratif , Paris, March-April 1963. A similar model exhibited at this event (no. 5). - Bijoux de Braque by Heger de Löwenfeld Musées de Nice, January to February 1969. Two proofs of the model (diamond and sapphire set) exhibited at this event (no. 5). - L'œil écoute Palais des Papes, Avignon, June-September 1969. Similar model (set with sapphires) exhibited at this event. - Les 100 bijoux de Braque, by Heger de Löwenfeld Musée des beaux-arts de Nancy, December 1972 to January 1973. Similar model (adorned with rubies) exhibited at this event (no. 4). - Bijoux de Braque, made by Heger de Löwenfeld Bibliothèque municipale de Saint-Dié, February to March 1973. Similar model (set with diamonds) exhibited at this event (no. 5). Bibliography: - Bijoux de Braque réalisé par Heger de Löwenfeld Catalogue of the exhibition organized at the Musée des Arts décoratifs , Paris (March-April 1963). A similar model is referenced under catalog no. 5 (unpaginated). - L'œil écoute Catalogue for the national contemporary art exhibition held at the Palais des Papes, Avignon (June-September 1969). Similar model (adorned with sapphires) reproduced in the catalog in the section 50 bijoux de Braque (unpaginated). - Raphaël de Cuttoli and Heger de Loewenfeld Métamorphoses de Braque Gouaches, bijoux, sculptures, livres d'art, lithographies Editions France Art Center, Paris, 1989. A similar model and a gouache of the model by Braque reproduced on page 19. - Georges Braque, Métamorphoses Catalogue of the exhibition organized at the Fondazione Luciana Matalon, Milan (October 7 - November 26, 2005), Editions Electa, Florence, 2005. A gouache of the model by Braque reproduced on page 60. - 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. Braque's gouache of the model authorizing reproduction by Heger de Loewenfeld reproduced on page 39; other variations of the model on pages 59 and 79. Expert : Monsieur Emmanuel EYRAUD