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Teapot, on gray background (Théière sur fond gris)

Georges Braque

Artwork Details

Teapot, on gray background (Théière sur fond gris)
1947
Georges Braque
color lithograph on Arches paper
12 ⅞ in x 19 11/16 in (32.7 cm x 50.01 cm)
Bequest of Florence L. Stol
1968/1.77

Description

Subject Matter:

Still life with teapot and fruit, executed in a late Cubist style. The emphasis is on a minimal representation of space and objects.

Physical Description:

Lithograph print on white paper. In the center, a very bulbous teapot, with a large conical mouth and protruding spout, is depicted in crude outline and filled in with patchy dark brown. To the right is a banana and the outline of an apple. A gray background fills the space around the objects and trails off into the white paper at the edges.

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