The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 1, 2023

Guitar and Bottle of Marc on a Table

1930

Georges Braque

(French, 1882–1963)

France, 20th century

Oil and sand on canvas

Framed: 163.8 x 106.7 x 11.4 cm (64 1/2 x 42 x 4 1/2 in.); Unframed: 130.5 x 75 cm (51 3/8 x 29 1/2 in.)

Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1975.59

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Location

not on view

Description

After serving in the French army during World War I, Braque severed his working relationship with Pablo Picasso and concentrated on developing the formal aspects of Cubism. This painting belongs to a series of large still lifes of 1928–32, notable for their rich surfaces and colors. Braque’s constant experimentation with unusual materials and techniques is evident in the matte, textured surfaces, created by mixing paint with sand and applying it over tactile gesso.

Inscriptions

Inscription

signed lower left: G Braque / 30

Provenance
sold to Paul Rosenberg [1881-1959], Paris, France
-1975
(P. Rosenberg & Co., New York, NY, 1975, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art).
1975-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition Press Release,” September 9, 1975, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 243 archive.org
Exhibition history

Year in Review: 1975. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 3-March 7, 1976).

Masterworks from The Phillips Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 20-May 29, 2005).

Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Beijing World Art Museum, China (May 26-August 27, 2006); Mori Art Center (September 16-November 26, 2006); Seoul Art Center, South Korea (December 22, 2006-March 28, 2007); Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, South Korea (April 7-May 20, 2007); Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (June 9-September 16, 2007); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 15-June 1, 2008); Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (June 22-September 21, 2008); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (October 12, 2008-January 18, 2009).

Georges Braque (1882–1963) . Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, France (September 16, 2013-January 6, 2014); Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX (February 18-May 11, 2014); Museo Guggenheim Bilbao, 48001 Bilbao, Spain (June 13-September 21, 2014).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1975.59