"Postage Stamp of The Messenger 1959"

Year1959

Not Signed 

Condition Excellent 

Framed with PlexiglassFramed With Plexiglass 

Purchased fromAuction House 2021 

Provenance / HistoryProvenance: John Richardson: A Scholar Collects, was a sale held at Sothebys in December 2020. 

Story / Additional InfoMedium: An envelope enriched with a mint state postage stamp of “The Messenger” (stamp created in 1961) illustrating a painting by George Braque. Reference: Sothebys catalogue: “John Richardson : A scholar collects”
Size: 4 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (sheet), 9 x 10 1/2 in. (frame). Note: The stamp portrays the painting by George Braque. A very small number of prominent French artists have been afforded the honour of having their works illustrated on postage stamps.
This was a gift from the artist to his friend, the writer, John Richardson. Ricardson is perhaps best known for his magisterial biography of Pablo Picasso, He also was a great friend of George Braque and wrote a book about the artist which was published in 1959. 

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Georges Braque - France

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