Galerie Maeght - Exposition - G. Braque
Georges Braque
French, 1882–1963
1959
A 1959 lithograph poster by Georges Braque made to advertise his exhibition at Galerie Maeght, where the artist translates his painterly forms into a bold, public graphic statement.
You’d first notice the large, flattened bird-like silhouette hovering above rough, calligraphic lettering and a simplified still-life with two vivid blue shapes, all set against generous pale negative space that feels both spontaneous and composed.
The poster shows a major modernist—cofounder of Cubism—bringing his vocabulary to lithography and exhibition design, exemplifying how artists in the mid-20th century blurred the line between fine art and graphic communication and helped establish the exhibition poster as an artistic medium.
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
28 3/8 x 19 3/4" (72.1 x 50.1 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Peter Stone Collection of Posters by Artists
Accession
428.1976
Palette
Art Terms
Exhibitions
