G. Braque, Galerie Maeght
Georges Braque
French, 1882–1963
1956
A lithographic exhibition poster (printed in eight colors after an original sketch on newspaper) in which Georges Braque overlays a swift black brush drawing and bold type to advertise his show at Galerie Maeght.
A spidery, calligraphic black brushstroke traces an abstract, star‑like form across a pale, blue‑tinted field of newspaper print, while the large, blocky name “G. BRAQUE” and the hand‑lettered “GALERIE MAEGHT” anchor the image in a dramatic lower band.
By fusing a painterly gesture with found newsprint and commercial typography, the poster blurs the line between avant‑garde painting and graphic design, showing how postwar artists brought modernist practice into public, everyday media and elevated the exhibition poster into an art form.
Medium
Printed in lithographic print in 8 colors after an original sketch made upon a newspaper
Dimensions
29 1/8 x 19 3/4" (74.0 x 50.1 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Farland
Accession
2254.1967
Palette
Exhibitions
