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© Estate of Georges Braque / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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© Estate of Georges Braque / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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© Estate of Georges Braque / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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Georges Braque
French, 1882-1963
Illustration from Hesiod's Theogony (Théogonie d’Hésiode), 1932
one of sixteen etchings
Edition: 49/50
image area: 14 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (36.83 x 29.85 cm)
Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Gift of A. Conger Goodyear, by exchange, 1949
P1949:5
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At the request of the art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939), Georges Braque illustrated an edition of the Theogony by Greek poet Hesiod (active ca. 700 BCE) in a series of sixteen etchings made between 1932 and 1935. This ancient text, a poetic account of the origins of the universe and genealogies of the gods, is considered one of the period’s greatest works. The use of an arabesque line, or rhythmic linear pattern, to depict the morphing figure seen here suggests Braque was influenced by Surrealism and automatic drawing.
Label from Picasso: The Artist and His Models, November 5, 2016–February 19, 2017
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