Georges Braque

"Still Life with a Pair of Banderillas, Summer 1911

"Mandora" (1910)

"Bottle and Fishes" (1910)

"Harbor in Normandy" (1909)

"Musical Instruments" (1908)

"Fruit Dish" (1913)

"Man with a Guitar" (1911)

"Homage to J.S. Bach" (1912)

"The Cup" (1911)

Georges Braque: "Still Life - Violin and Candlestick" (1910)

Georges Braque: "Still Life with Violin" (1913) at LACMA in Los Angeles

Georges Braque: "Concert" (1937). In contrast to his early Cubist paintings that emphasize flatness and employ a neutral palette, Georges Braque later integrated color and volume into his work. His still lifes from the 1930s and '40s also often feature objects that evoke a sense of touch, such as musical instruments and playing cards. "Concert" underscores this tactility through Braque's use of an optical illusion of three-dimensionality. Painted imitations of marble, wood, and wallpaper can be seen behind the table, which slopes forward, disrupting traditional perspective. Braque emphasized tactility in several ways, such as incorporating strips of paper in a technique called "papier colle'" and mixing sand with gesso and paint, as seen in "Kitchen Table with Grill" at LACMA in Los Angeles

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