Athênê (Athena)

1932

Georges Braque

Associated Names
Georges Braque

Artist, French, 1882 - 1963

The image displays elongated, flowing shapes and lines that twist and overlap in an abstract composition. The lines and forms may suggest a resemblance to a chariot drawn by two horses, with rounded wheels and curved lines evoking motion. The abstract depiction allows viewers to infer the horses' rearing motion and the intertwining ropes or reins connecting them to the chariot. Stylized forms and an earthy color palette contribute to the impression of a traditional scene reimagined through abstract artistry.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 37 × 30 cm (14 9/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2097

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vallier 1982, no. 19

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, circulated by the American Federation of Arts to 11 venues (California Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA; Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Museum of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Grand Rapids Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI; The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY; Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA; Museum of Art at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO; Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; Watkins Institute, Nashville, TN; and Memphis Academy of Art, Memphis, TN), 1950-1952, no cat.

1960

  • Graphic Masterpieces of 500 Years from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, Louisiana State University Library, Baton Rouge, 1960, no. 54.

1965

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1965, no. 129.

1966

  • Prints 1800-1945, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; City Art Museum of St. Louis; and Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco, 1966, no. 22.

Bibliography

1961

  • Hofmann, Werner. Georges Braque: His Graphic Work. New York: H. N. Abrams, 1961, no. 15.

1982

  • Vallier, Dora. Braque, l'oeuvre gravé: Catalogue raisonné. Paris: Flammarion, 1982, no. 19.

Wikidata ID

Q64956879

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