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| Artist: | Braque, Georges (1882 - 1963), After |
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| Title: | Hécate |
| Medium: | Original Wool and Silk Tapestry |
| Image Size: | TAPESTRY DIMENSIONS: 79 1/4 in x 67 1/2 in (201.3 cm x 171.5 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 79 1/4 in x 67 1/2 in (201.3 cm x 171.5 cm) |
| Signed: | Hand-woven signature by Georges Braque (Argenteuil-sur-Seine, 1882- Paris, 1963) in blue in the lower right |
| Edition: | Numbered 75 from the edition of 75 |
| Condition: | This work is in excellent condition with bold, bright colors. |
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Item# 2823
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Conveying his ability to work in a variety of artistic mediums, Braque creates an exquisite tapestry featuring the delicate silhouette of Hécate, the Greek goddess of fertility. This tapestry is remarkable for the sense of texture and luminescence that Braque achieves; the gold thread shimmers in the light and stands out against the periwinkle blue center and black background. |
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| Historical Description: | |
| Conveying a sense of texture and luminescence, this tapestry depicts the exquisite
profile of a beautiful woman. Braque (Argenteuil-sur-Seine, 1882- Paris, 1963) boldly contrasts brilliant, metallic gold
fabric against the dark black fabric of the background. Within the golden orb
at the center of the composition rests the profile of a beautiful woman. As
the title suggests, this woman is Hécate, the Greek goddess of fertility
who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld. Braque
creates a layered effect, placing two profiles upon one another, one a calming
ocean blue and the other a soft cream. The woman parts her mouth, the back of
her head obscured, and appears as if leaning forward in motion, an abstract
figure captured in her own world. This original wool and silk tapestry is signed by Georges Braque (Argenteuil-sur-Seine, 1882- Paris, 1963), with his signature woven in the lower right in blue. This work is from the edition of 75. | |
| Style: | Picasso Cubism, Cubist 20th Century French Modern Master |
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Biography of Georges Braque
Georges Braque (1882 - 1963)
Georges Braque was born on May 13, 1882, in Argenteuil-sur-Seine, France. He grew up in Le Havre and studied evenings at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts there from about 1897 to 1899. He left for Paris to study under a master decorator to receive his craftsman certificate in 1901. From 1902 to 1904, he painted at the Académie Humbert in Paris, where he met Marie Laurencin and Francis Picabia. By 1906, Braque's work was no longer Impressionist but Fauve in style; after spending that summer in Antwerp with Othon Friesz, he showed his Fauve work the following year in the Salon des Indépendants in Paris. His first solo show was at Daniel-Henri Kahnweiler's gallery in 1908. From 1909, Pablo Picasso and Braque worked together in developing Cubism; by 1911, their styles were extremely similar. In 1912, they started to incorporate collage elements into their paintings and to experiment with the papier collé (pasted paper) technique. Their artistic collaboration lasted until 1914. Braque served in the French army during World War I and was wounded; upon his recovery in 1917, he began a close friendship with Juan Gris.
After World War I, Braque's work became freer and less schematic. His fame grew in 1922 as a result of an exhibition at the Salon d'Automne in Paris. In the mid-1920s, Braque designed the decor for two Sergei Diaghilev ballets. By the end of the decade, he had returned to a more realistic interpretation of nature, although certain aspects of Braque's Cubism always remained present in his work. In 1931, Braque made his first engraved plasters and began to portray mythological subjects. His first important retrospective took place in 1933 at the Kunsthalle Basel. He won First Prize at the Carnegie International, Pittsburgh, in 1937.
During World War II, Braque remained in Paris. His paintings at that time, primarily still lifes and interiors, became more somber. In addition to paintings, he also made Braque etchings, lithographs, engravings, prints and sculpture. From the late 1940s, he treated various recurring themes, such as birds, ateliers, landscapes, and seascapes. In 1954, he designed stained-glass windows for the church of Varengeville. During the last few years of his life, Braque's ill health prevented him from undertaking further large-scale commissions, but he continued to paint, make lithographs, and design jewelry. He died on August 31, 1963, in Paris.
