Lithograph after an original 1911 work by Braque entitled "Le Bouteille" (The Bottle). Published in Derriere Le Miroir in 1963.
Derrière le Miroir (DLM) was an art magazine published between 1946 and 1982 by the French publisher and gallery owner Aimé Maeght of Galerie Maeght, which for many years was the most important gallery in the world for contemporary art.
Each edition represented a catalogue of an exhibition held at the Galerie and was published from 1946 - 1982. The lithographs produced for DLM were made by Atelier Mourlot, Paris. They were the premier workshop for the production of artists' lithographs in Paris during the second half of the 20th century.
DLM was mailed individually to subscribers, including libraries and universities worldwide, and the lithographs published with the magazines are now sought after collectables.
Georges Braque was born in Paris in 1882. He was a major 20th-century painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. He was most well known for being the co-founder of Cubism alongside famous artist Pablo Picasso.
In addition to the invention of Cubism, he also focussed on other forms of art which were prominent at various time periods and produced works touching on Impressionism, Fauvism, and Collage. resulting in a body of work which brought together a series of imaginative pieces, bold colours, and distinct shapes and styles. His style changed during the war years to represent the sombre, dark period the world was going through. In between wartime, he would also change his style and themes, to represent lighter times, and happier events which were taking place around him.
Although he did change his style, tone, colour use, and design features, he never strayed too far away from Cubism. There were also tinges or hints of this style, in every piece that he created during the course of his career, and it is this that makes his work so distinct, in comparison to other artists of the time, who did not explore so many different styles in their work.
He died in 1963 after a long and illustrious career and his influence on contemporary art pervades to this day.
