Georges Braque (French, 1882–1963.) Man with a Guitar. (begun summer 1911; completed early 1912) Oil on canvas, 45 3/4 x 31 7/8" (116.2 x 80.9 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction. 175.45 Other works by this artist

Provenance :

Galerie Kahnweiler (Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, art dealer), Paris. Acquired from the artist, 1911

Wilhelm Uhde (art dealer, 1874-1947), Paris. Purchased from Kahnweiler before 1914

Uhde collection and gallery stock sequestered by French Government as property of a German enemy, 1914. Auction sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, Collection Uhde: Tableaux modernes, May 30, 1921, no. 4

Marcel Fleischmann, Zurich (art dealer). [Purchased at Uhde auction in 1921] – 1945

The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired from Fleischmann through Paul Drey (agent in NY) with the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest, 1945

Alternate titles :

Man with a Mandolin ( L’homme à la mandoline )
Figure
Le joueur de mandoline
Le Mandoliniste
L’homme à la guitare
Seated Man with a Guitar

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