Teapot, on gray background (Théière sur fond gris) / Georges Braque
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- Accession Number
- 1968/1.77
- Title
- Teapot, on gray background (Théière sur fond gris)
- Artist
- Georges Braque
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1882-1963
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on Arches paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1947
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- France (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- France (nation)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Florence L. Stol
- Style/Group/Movement
- Cubist
- Inscription
- Signed, with edition, l.r. margin: G Braque 62/74
- Dimensions
- 32.7 cm x 50 cm (12 7/8 in. x 19 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- 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.
- 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.
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- food
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- lithographs
- materials
- materials by function
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- people and culture
- planographic prints
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1325 x 861
- File Size
- 162 KB
- Record
- 1968/1.77
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"Teapot, on gray background (Théière sur fond gris); Georges Braque." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1968-sl-1.77/1968_1.77.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.