1927, Georges Braque, Still Life with Grapes and Clarinet -- Phillips Collection (Washington)
From the museum label: In the latter half of the 1920s, Braque's paintings featured layered pictorial elements like this still life arrangement. Mesmerized by these effects, Phillips envisioned how he would install this painting as he negotiated with New York dealer Paul Reinhardt: "I could make a beautiful wall with my long panel [Plums, Pears, Nuts, and Knife] to the right ... this handsome canvas as a center." Striving for a strong group of Braque paintings, Phillips purchased this work for $5,400 in December 1929.
1927, Georges Braque, Still Life with Grapes and Clarinet -- Phillips Collection (Washington)
From the museum label: In the latter half of the 1920s, Braque's paintings featured layered pictorial elements like this still life arrangement. Mesmerized by these effects, Phillips envisioned how he would install this painting as he negotiated with New York dealer Paul Reinhardt: "I could make a beautiful wall with my long panel [Plums, Pears, Nuts, and Knife] to the right ... this handsome canvas as a center." Striving for a strong group of Braque paintings, Phillips purchased this work for $5,400 in December 1929.