From "Le tir à l'arc"

published 1960

Georges Braque

Associated Names
Georges Braque

Artist, French, 1882 - 1963

The image features a white, elongated abstract shape with smooth, curving lines resembling a fluid splash or a stylized comet. Smaller circular shapes trail behind it. The background is a textured brown canvas.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in white on brown japan paper (wrapper for suite)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.2888

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vallier 1982, no. 153

Associated Artworks

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Le tir à l'arc

Georges Braque

1960

The image includes bold, solid shapes with clean, curving lines and sharp angles. It features a contrasting color palette of white shapes against a dark purple background. The central white shape resembles a stylized flower or leaf with pointed petals and a curved stem. The shapes below it hint at leaves or other natural elements, continuing the organic theme.

From "Le tir a l'arc"

Georges Braque

1960

The image has intersecting lines and geometric shapes on a black background. There is a central form resembling a triangular body with a beak, an adjacent circular outline, and a series of interconnected triangular shapes to the right. The composition creates a dynamic visual experience.

From "Le tir à l'arc"

Georges Braque

1960

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1982

  • Vallier, Dora. Braque, l'oeuvre gravé: Catalogue raisonné. Paris: Flammarion, 1982, no. 153.

Wikidata ID

Q65508574

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