Artist
Georges Braque (French, 1882–1963)French, 1882–1963
CultureFrench
Titles
- Canal Saint-Martin
Date1906
PlaceParis, France
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions19 3/4 × 24 inches (50.2 × 61 cm)
Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck
Object number98.271
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
223 Beck Galleries
Exposé
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Department
European Art, Beck CollectionSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History“Braque, Paintings and Drawings from Collections in England with Lithographs," Institute of Contemporary Arts Gallery, London, 1954, no. 2.
"Georges Braque," Tate Gallery, London; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 1956, no. 6.
"Georges Braque," Haus der Kunst, Munich, 1963, no. 6.
"U.S. Loan Exhibition," National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1971–1973.
"Fauve—Color," The University of Texas Art Museum, Austin, January 23–February 20, 1972, cat. no. I.
"The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1974.
"The Fauve Landscape: Matisse, Derain, Braque, and Their Circle, 1904-1908," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 4–December 30, 1990; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, February 19–May 5, 1991; Royal Academy of Arts, London, June 10–September 1. 1991. (LN:90.4).
“Georges Braque: A Retrospective,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 13–May 11, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
signed on verso: "G. Braque"
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early 15th century
Copper-gilt, silver, and enamel
70.16
