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Woman Carrying a Basket of Fruit

ca. 1923
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 099
The ample forms of the nude woman suggest abundance and fertility. The painting belongs to a series of draped female figures entitled Canephorae (Offering Bearers), in which monumental figures display luscious fruits in the classical tradition of Greek statues.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Woman Carrying a Basket of Fruit
  • Artist: Georges Braque (French, Argenteuil 1882–1963 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1923
  • Medium: Oil and sand on canvas
  • Dimensions: 57 3/4 × 30 3/8 in. (146.7 × 77.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982
  • Object Number: 1984.433.5
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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