Aria de Bach

1913

Georges Braque

Artist, French, 1882 - 1963

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collage of black paper and imitation wood-grain paper with charcoal and white chalk on white paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    Overall (approximate): 62.1 x 46.9 cm (24 7/16 x 18 7/16 in.)
    support: 45.2 x 50.4 cm (17 13/16 x 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1982.55.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Maria Cuttoli, Paris, until 1970; Galerie Beyeler, Basel, 1970; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • Aspects of Twentieth-Century Art. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978-1979, no. 18, repro.

1986

  • Gifts to the Nation: Selected Acquisitions from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1986, unnumbered checklist

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 24.

2007

  • Modernism: Designing a New World 1914-1939. The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 17 March 2007 - 29 July 2007.

2013

  • Over, Under, Next. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, 18 April 2013 - 8 September 2013.

2016

  • In Celebration of Paul Mellon, NGA, 2016.

Bibliography

1983

  • Monod-Fontaine, I./Carmean, E.A. BRAQUE, THE PAPIERS COLLES, DC: 1983, 24.

1992

  • National Gallery of Art, Washington. Washington, D.C., 1992: 325, repro.

1995

  • La Petite Encyclopédie de l'Art. Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, 1995: p. 160.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 24.

Inscriptions

lower right: G Braque

Watermarks

JCA France INGRES

Wikidata ID

Q64571651

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