Guitar and Still Life on a Mantelpiece
In this tall composition, a guitar, bottle, grapes, pears, and a musical score are placed upon a green marbleized fireplace. The work is characteristic of Braque's conservative mood after the heady years of Cubism and belongs to a series of paintings with musical subtitles such as Valse (Waltz), Java (Popular Dance), Quatuor (Quartet), and Duo, as seen here.
Artwork Details
- Title: Guitar and Still Life on a Mantelpiece
- Artist: Georges Braque (French, Argenteuil 1882–1963 Paris)
- Date: 1921
- Medium: Oil with sand on canvas
- Dimensions: 51 3/8 × 29 1/4 in. (130.5 × 74.3 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Florene M. Schoenborn, 1995
- Object Number: 1996.403.11
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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