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Georges Braque (1882 – 1963) The Billiard Table 1945

Georges Braque (1882 – 1963)
The Billiard Table
1945

© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2004
Purchased with assistance from the gift of Gustav and Elly Kahnweiler, The Art Fund, Tate Members and the Dr V.J. Daniel Bequest 2003

Braque’s later paintings included many still lifes and interiors with contrasting patterns and complex spatial effects. This magisterial example epitomises many of the qualities for which the French painter was revered in his lifetime.

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