Woman Carrying a Basket of Fruit
The ample forms of the nude woman suggest abundance and fertility. The painting belongs to a series of draped female figures entitled Canephorae (Offering Bearers), in which monumental figures display luscious fruits in the classical tradition of Greek statues.
Artwork Details
- Title: Woman Carrying a Basket of Fruit
- Artist: Georges Braque (French, Argenteuil 1882–1963 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1923
- Medium: Oil and sand on canvas
- Dimensions: 57 3/4 × 30 3/8 in. (146.7 × 77.2 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982
- Object Number: 1984.433.5
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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