Georges Braque
Canal Saint-Martin

Canal Saint-Martin

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Canal Saint-Martin
Canal Saint-Martin
ArtistFrench, 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
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ProvenancePurchased from the artist by Daniel-Henri Kahnweiler, c. 1909; [Sale, Second Kahnweiler Sale, Paris, Hotel Drouôt, November 17 and 18, 1921, lot 25]; Dr. Koch, Frankfurt; Eric A. Alport (1903-1972), Oxford, 1925; [Sale, Important Impressionist and Modern Drawings, Paintings, and Sculpture,Christie’s, London, June 28, 1968, lot 52]; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Beck, Houston, 1968; gift to MFAH from Mrs. Audrey Jones Beck, 1998.
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.


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signed on verso: "G. Braque"
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