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Fine Art This abstract image is a drypoint etching titled Fox, created by Georges Braque in 1911. It is a prime example of Analytical Cubism, a style developed collaboratively by Braque and Pablo Picasso to break down forms into geometric components.
Key Details of the Artwork
Subject: A café still life featuring a table with a drawer and knob, a gin bottle, and a playing card.
Significance: The word "FOX" and motifs like "Old Tom Gin" refer to an English-style bar in Paris frequented by Cubist artists and poets.
Medium: Drypoint etching on paper.
Publisher: It was commissioned by art dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and published in 1912. |
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