Accession Number
1968/1.77

Title
Teapot, on gray background (Théière sur fond gris)

Artist(s)
Georges Braque

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1947

Medium & Support
color lithograph on Arches paper

Dimensions
12 ⅞ in x 19 11/16 in (32.7 cm x 50.01 cm)

Credit Line
Bequest of Florence L. Stol

Subject matter
Still life with teapot and fruit, executed in a late Cubist style. The emphasis is on a minimal representation of space and objects.

Physical Description
Lithograph print on white paper. In the center, a very bulbous teapot, with a large conical mouth and protruding spout, is depicted in crude outline and filled in with patchy dark brown. To the right is a banana and the outline of an apple. A gray background fills the space around the objects and trails off into the white paper at the edges.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Abstract (fine arts style)
Abstract Impressionist
Cubist
color lithographs
fruit (plant components)
still lifes
teapots