Fox / Georges Braque

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Accession Number: 1949/1.169
Title: Fox
Artist: Georges Braque
Artist Nationality: French
Artist Life Dates: 1882-1963
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint on Arches paper
Object Creation Date: 1911; edition 1912
Object Creation Place: Europe (continent); France (nation)
Creation Place 1: Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2: France (nation)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Inscription: Signed: G. Braque Watermark: Arches
Dimensions: 54.6 cm x 38.1 cm (21 1/2 in. x 15 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Print
Primary Object Type: intaglio print
Physical Description: This early Cubist print has numerous abstract lines reminiscent of letters and objects. The word "fox" appears to the right, with various textures accompanying it.
Subject Matter: Fox was commissioned by Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, and is among the early works of the cubists. The still life is reminiscent of a bar in Paris.
Primary Keywords: abstract; cubist; modernist
Secondary Keywords: european; european styles and periods; modern european fine arts styles and movements; modern european styles and movements; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by region
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1726 x 2460
File Size: 565 KB
Record: 1949/1.169
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1949-sl-1.169/1949_1.169.jpg

In public portfolios: 394 Jan 16 umma (14); Graphic Design History (89); Reister IMLS 1911-1919 (134); Zurier American Moderns (28)

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Full citation: "Fox; Georges Braque." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1949-sl-1.169/1949_1.169.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 06, 2024.