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Bottle of Marc Vieux

1912
Not on view
In this painting of a bar or café interior, Braque evokes space and depth by varying the size, opacity, and placement of letters and numbers. A sign on the back wall ("BOCK 30 c") advertises a reasonably priced mug of beer, while the “BA[L]” in the lower right refers to a dance hall. The tall shape at center is identified as a bottle of alcohol by its “Marc Vieux” label. (Braque made other compositions that include "Vieux Marc" bottles—both are brandies.) The adjacent forms can be read as a stemmed glass and curved tabletop or as part of a violin or cello, a playful ambiguity typical of Braque and Picasso’s Cubist style in the years preceding World War I.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bottle of Marc Vieux
  • Artist: Georges Braque (French, Argenteuil 1882–1963 Paris)
  • Date: 1912
  • Medium: Oil and charcoal on canvas
  • Dimensions: 21 1/2 × 17 15/16 in. (54.6 × 45.6 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection, Purchase, Leonard A. Lauder Gift, 2015
  • Object Number: 2015.535
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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