Still Life: The Table
1928
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oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 81.3 x 130.8 cm (32 x 51 1/2 in.) framed: 116.8 x 167 x 12 cm (46 x 65 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Chester Dale Collection
Accession Number
1963.10.92
Art Historical Context
Georges Braque's *Still Life: The* (1928), an oil on canvas measuring 81.3 x 130.8 cm, the artist's enduring fascination with everyday objects reimagined through Cubist fragmentation. Co-founder of Cubism alongside Pablo Picasso, Braque had by the late 1920s evolved toward a more harmonious, Synthetic Cubist style, blending geometric forms with subtle color harmonies and tactile textures. This large horizontal composition likely evokes a tabletop scene—common in Braque's oeuvre—where bottles, fruits, and vessels dissolve into interlocking planes, inviting viewers to experience space from multi...
About the Artist
Georges Braque
Georges Braque (1882–1963) was a French painter, collagist, and sculptor who, together with Pablo Picasso, invented Cubism — one of the most revolutionary developments in the history of Western art. Born in Argenteuil and raised in Le Havre, he initially trained as a house painter and decorator before studying fine art at the Académie Humbert and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Braque's early ...