Paysage au cid Sombre

Artist Georges Braque (French, 1882 - 1963)

Date1956

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsUnframed: 18 1/8 × 16 1/2 inches (46.04 × 41.91 cm)
Framed: 30 7/8 × 29 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (78.42 × 74.3 × 6.99 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spiro

Object numberF86-63

SignedNone.

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Collections

Modern Art

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DescriptionThe recto image is of a landscape with upper quarter of scene gray with black encrusted trees below which is a band of green with black outline. Lower half is mostly green wtih lighter flecks. In left center is a black-outlined object with two circles and long handles resembling a plow. On the verso, the image is horizontal. A fragment of a still life scene with a bottom portion upper left corner a bottom portion of a brown vase; center with gray fork and two yellow apples; lower left corner a bunch of green grapes. Brown table edge parallel to bottom of canvas. Table top light brown.

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