BRAQUE, Georges

Original b/w gelatin portrait of George Braque taken in his studio by Mariette Lachaud circa 1955.

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GEORGES BRAQUE. Original b/w gelatin portrait of George Braque taken in his studio by Mariette Lachaud circa 1955. Paris: Self-published., 1955. First edition. Original b/w gelatin portrait of Georges Braque in his studio, circa 1965. 200x195mm. With her studio stamp to reverse, mounted on card. From the collection of Vera Russell.

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Mariette Lachaud was a trusted assistant to French painter Georges Braque and a photographer who documented his life and studio work, particularly in Varengeville around 1955. She is recognized for capturing intimate, candid portraits of Braque and worked with publisher Maeght.

She served as a loyal assistant in Braque’s atelier, providing firsthand accounts of his creative process, including the creation of L’Oiseau et son nid.
She took several portraits of Braque and poet René Char, and captured the artist in his studio.
Her photographs of Braque and his wife Marcelle appear in documentation of his work, notably the Derrière le Miroir No. 166 (1967) and a 1968 folio regarding Varengeville.

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Book ID: 039630