Accession Number
1983/1.245

Title
Illustration for Tristan Tzara, 'La Bonne Heure'

Artist(s)
Georges Braque; Tristan Tzara

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1955

Medium & Support
etching on paper

Dimensions
9 5/16 in x 6 7/16 in (23.6 cm x 16.4 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of the Marvin Felheim Collection

Subject matter
This work was created by Braque as an illustration for a book of poetry by Tristan Tzara, a compilation of his works entitled La Bonne Heure. Tzara was Romanian poet and artist active in France and one of the founders of Dada. Braque choose a theme common from his later works - still lifes and flowers, but the inky puddled shapes of the plant also nod to Tzara's random Dadaist style.

Physical Description
A flower emerges from several puddles of ink, which resemble the buds of other plants. Behind the foremost bud and the flower itself, a light blue shadow exists, mimicking the form of the surrounding plants.  The plant is surrounded by a black border below which are the artist's signature (right) and "Epreuve d'artiste" (left).

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Dada
artists' proofs
flower (motif)
illustrations (layout features)