Georges, Braque, Le Char III (Char Verni), 1955

Braque began engraving at an early age, encouraged by his dealer D.H.Kahnweiler. After the 1914-1918 war, he returned to printmaking on a more regular basis, above all with lithographs illustrating numerous texts by his contemporaries (Apollinaire, Char, Eluard, Reverdy, to name but a few).) Le Char is a theme that the artist dealt with several times, as early as 1932; with Le Char III Georges Braque creates a hand-varnished color lithograph; after printing, it is stamped with a copper plate that the artist had engraved according to his indications (Dora Vallier Braque l’oeuvre gravée #98 p.153) The chariot is drawn by a horse with its mane blowing in the wind, guided by a standing figure, all set in a rectangular frame that gives an impression of depth.