Georges Braque: A Retrospective February 13–May 11, 2014
Georges Braque, L’oiseau noir et l’oiseau blanc (Black Bird and White Bird), 1960, oil on canvas, private collection, Paris. © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Image © Leiris SAS Paris
Georges Braque, Paysage de la Ciotat (La Ciotat Landscape), 1907, oil on canvas, the Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Georges Braque, Le canal Saint-Martin (Saint-Martin Canal), 1906, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Audrey Jones Beck. © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Georges Braque, Le Billard (The Billiard Table), 1945, oil and sand on canvas, Tate, London. © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Georges Braque, Compotier et verre (Fruit Dish and Glass), 1912, charcoal on paper, woodgrain pasted on paper, the Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Trust, New York. Image © Stinehour Photography © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Georges Braque, Grand intérieur avec palette (Large Interior with Palette), 1942, oil and sand on canvas, the Menil Collection, Houston. Photographer: Hickey-Robertson, Houston. © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Georges Braque, Barques de pêche (Fishing Boats), 1908–09, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Audrey Jones Beck. © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Man Ray, Georges Braque, 1922, gelatin silver print, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, photo: Jacques Faujour © CNAC/MNAM/Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY © 2013 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / ADAGP, Paris
Georges Braque, French painter and sculptor, c. 1957. Photograph: Album / Art Resource, NY
This definitive retrospective of the career of Georges Braque (1882–1963) presents more than 75 significant works of art. The selections range from the artist’s early, bold Fauvist paintings, to the radical Cubist compositions that shaped the course of Modern art, to the lyrical still lifes and landscape abstractions of his later years.
One of the most influential painters of the 20th century, Braque invented Cubism with his friend and collaborator, Pablo Picasso. This exhibition explores Braque’s unique achievement and reveals his genius to new audiences. It is the first comprehensive museum survey of Braque’s work seen in the United States in 25 years.
In-Gallery Extra: Take the Audio Tour
Enhance your exhibition experience and discover additional aspects about the artwork. You may purchase the optional audio tour at the admissions desks.
Related catalogues and publications are available through The MFAH Shop (713.639.7360) and the Museum's Hirsch Library (713.639.7325).
This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux – Grand Palais, with the partnership of the Centre Pompidou, Paris. An indemnity has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Generous funding is provided by:
Anchorage Foundation of Texas
National Endowment for the Arts
The Brown Foundation, Inc. / Jeff Fort
Robert Lehman Foundation
The Scaler Foundation
