Untitled from "La nuit la faim" (The Night, the Hunger)

1960

Georges Braque

Associated Names
Georges Braque

Artist, French, 1882 - 1963

The image shows white, fluid lines on a dark background, forming abstract shapes. One continuous line suggests a bird in flight, while below, another line resembles gentle waves on water. The shapes blend together to create an abstract outline.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on japan imperial paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31 × 23.3 cm (12 3/16 × 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.390

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vallier 1982, no. 154

  • Series Title

    La nuit la faim (The Night, the Hunger)

Associated Artworks

La nuit la faim (The Night, the Hunger)

Georges Braque, Adrien Maeght

1960

The image displays irregular, overlapping shapes and lines, creating an abstract design. The central form is blue with touches of white and black, bordered and intersected by thick black lines. A beige shape surrounds the central figures, creating a frame that adds depth and contrast to the image.

Untitled from "La nuit la faim" (The Night, the Hunger)

Georges Braque

1960

The image features curving, elongated black shapes with sharp, pointed edges on a textured peach background. A red crescent shape is situated in the upper left corner, with a solid red rectangle below it. The abstract arrangement of lines and forms could suggest stylized bird silhouettes or flowing ribbons.

Untitled from "La nuit la faim" (The Night, the Hunger)

Georges Braque

1960

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1982

  • Vallier, Dora. Braque, l'oeuvre gravé: Catalogue raisonné. Paris: Flammarion, 1982, no. 154.

Inscriptions

lower left in white ink: XIV/XXV; lower right in white ink: GBraque

Wikidata ID

Q65508561

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