House Behind the Trees by Braque in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2008

House behind Trees,1906–7


Object Details

Artist: Georges Braque (French, Argenteuil 1882–1963 Paris)

Date: 1906–7

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: Overall: 14 3/4 x 18 1/8 in. (37.5 x 46 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Accession Number: 1975.1.159

In 1906–7, inspired by his first encounter with Fauvism at the 1905 Salon d’Automne, Braque experimented briefly with this novel technique. Here he uses Fauvism’s sharp, bright colors, broad dark outlines, flattened space, and untouched primed ground. At this time, Braque was painting in the south of France, particularly in the fishing villages of La Ciotat and l’Estaque. L’Estaque was also a favorite destination for Paul Cézanne.


Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/459142