The Billiard Table
The folding perspective and arrangement of objects around the table are the result of a slow and methodical process by which Braque related the space of the room to the flat surface of the picture. Braque began the series of seven billiard tables in September 1944. Together with the eight pictures of the Studio series, they represent the artist's largest and final major works.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Billiard Table
- Artist: Georges Braque (French, Argenteuil 1882–1963 Paris)
- Date: 1944–52
- Medium: Oil with sand and charcoal on canvas
- Dimensions: 71 1/4 × 38 1/2 in. (181 × 97.8 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, 1998
- Object Number: 1999.363.9
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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