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The Terrace

L'Estaque and Paris, autumn 1907
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 828
A century ago, L’Estaque was a modest Mediterranean port to the northwest of the industrial city Marseille. Of the many artists who spent time painting its scenic vistas, none was better known than Paul Cézanne (1839–1906). It was partly in homage to this revered and recently deceased artist that Braque traveled to L’Estaque in the summer of 1907. The influence of Cézanne’s art can be seen here in Braque’s palette and use of geometric forms to render the terraced park adjacent to a seaside hotel.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Terrace
  • Artist: Georges Braque (French, Argenteuil 1882–1963 Paris)
  • Date: L'Estaque and Paris, autumn 1907
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 32 × 24 1/8 in. (81.3 × 61.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection, Gift of Leonard A. Lauder, 2025
  • Object Number: 2025.616.9
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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