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Bottle, Glasses, and Newspapers

Paris, early 1913
Not on view
The ostensible subject of this still life is a café. The letters “NAL,” shown on a diagonal at right, are part of the French word “journal” (newspaper); at left is a placard indicating the “MEN[U DU] JOU[R]” (today’s menu). With its abrupt spatial shifts and juxtaposed rectangular forms, this work is a striking example of the immediate impact that Braque’s collages had on the aesthetic of his paintings. The inclusion in so many Cubist artworks of the letters “JOU” (from “jouer,” to play) is a hint at the game of representation that lies at the core of Cubism.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bottle, Glasses, and Newspapers
  • Artist: Georges Braque (French, Argenteuil 1882–1963 Paris)
  • Date: Paris, early 1913
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: Oval, 15 × 21 3/4 in. (38.1 × 55.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection, Gift of Leonard A. Lauder, 2025
  • Object Number: 2025.616.16
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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