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Guitar and Still Life on a Guéridon

1922
Not on view
A guéridon is a small side table that was popular in France during the court of Louis XIV. Displaying both Cubist and Neoclassical elements, this painting, with its somber tones and tactile surface, is typical of Braque's work when he returned to painting after being seriously injured during World War I.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Guitar and Still Life on a Guéridon
  • Artist: Georges Braque (French, Argenteuil 1882–1963 Paris)
  • Date: 1922
  • Medium: Oil with sand on canvas
  • Dimensions: 75 3/8 in. × 28 in. (191.5 × 71.1 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Louise Reinhardt Smith, in honor of William S. Lieberman, 1979
  • Object Number: 1979.481
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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