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The Port of l'Estaque, the Pier

1906

Georges Braque

(French, 1882–1963)
Culture
France, early 20th century
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Unframed: 59.7 x 73 cm (23 1/2 x 28 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.104
Copyright
© Artists Right Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
223 20th Century Avant-Garde
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Did You Know?

Inspired by the light and atmosphere of Port of l'Estaque, Braque wrote, “It’s there that I felt all the elation. All the joy, welling up inside me.”

Description

Early in his career, Georges Braque was a member of the French Fauves (“wild beasts”), a group of artists active between 1905 and 1908. Their principal aim was to liberate color from its descriptive role and instead to use it for purely expressive purposes. Braque painted this marine view during his first visit to the south of France when he was 24 years old. His excitement is felt in the undulating hills and short, powerful brushstrokes, often applied in complementary color contrasts.

The Port of l'Estaque, the Pier

1906

Georges Braque

(French, 1882–1963)
France, early 20th century

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