Georges Braque

Doris

Doris by Georges Braque

Artwork Detail

The poem by Hesiod which fascinated Braque dates from the late 8th century BC, at the very beginnings of Greek literature, and is both a cosmogony and a theogony, describing the birth of the universe and the genealogy of the gods. Many of the individuals depicted by Braque were either gods or muses. Just as he was responsible with Picasso for many of the innovations and experiments associated with Cubism, so their style of line drawing demonstrates a similar fluidity.

Title
Doris
Artist/creator
Georges Braque
Production date
circa 1932
Medium
etching
Dimensions
303 x 224 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1957
Accession no
1957/6/3
Copyright
Copying restrictions apply
Department
International Art
Display status
Not on display

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