Nature morte au violon

by Georges Braque

Artist Georges Braque (Frankrike, 1882 - 1963)

Alternate Title

Still Life with Violin
Stilleben med fiol

Date1911

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsBildmått: 54 × 65 cm Yttermått: 70 × 80,5 × 5 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LineBequest 1966 of Rolf de Maré

Countries

Frankrike

On view

Stockholm

RoomGallery 01:12

Object NumberNM 5986

CollectionsThe Rolf de Maré Collection

About the artworkAfter being influenced by the major memorial exhibition of Paul Cézanne in Paris in 1907, Georges Braque gave up his rich, fauvist palette for more subdued hues to emphasise form rather than colour. In 1908, Braque and Pablo Picasso embarked on a close artistic dialogue that soon gave rise to what is known as analytical cubism. Here it has reached its mature form. The motif fills the entire canvas; the objects on the table spread to the extent that it is hard to envision the physical space they exist in. This is exactly what Braque was after. In this way, he dissolves the perspective that he claimed was false in relation to reality. The still life became a popular theme among cubists, as it is based on familiar and ordinary things that could be made abstract.
Selected exhibition history Jan Håfströms urval ur MM:s samlingar (1994-1995) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Rosa segel. Svensk modernism i Moderna Museets samling (den 17 juni 2023 - den 3 augusti 2025) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Mästerverken åter. Verk av spanska konstnärer ur Samling S. runt den återbördade Picassos Källan. (1995) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Den tidiga modernismen: 1900-1920 ur Moderna Museets samling (den 19 mars 2011 - den 2 oktober 2011) Moderna Museet Malmö Scenbyte: verk ur Moderna Museets Samling av Dardel, Matisse, Abdul-Hadi, Hjertén och Léger m.fl. (den 15 oktober 2011 - den 5 februari 2012) Moderna Museet Malmö Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museets samling i ny presentation (1998-2000) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Ny presentation av samlingen (2000-2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues The Masterpieces are back! : Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [May 6th - August 27th 1995]Mästerverken åter! Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [6 maj - 27 augusti 1995]

Works by the artist