| Fishing Boats | |
|---|---|
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| Year | 1909 |
| Medium | oil paint, canvas |
| Dimensions | 92.1 cm (36.3 in) × 73.3 cm (28.9 in) |
| Location | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
| Accession No. | 74.135  |
Fishing Boats or The Port is a painting by Georges Braque, created in 1909 in Paris. It is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in the John A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection.[1] It was purchased at auction in 1968, and donated to the museum in 1974.[2]
This oil on canvas is a cubist landscape representing a port in Normandy, fishing boats in the foreground.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "John A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection".
- ^ Art Prices Current. Wm. Dawson & Sons Limited. 1967.
- ^ Town & Country. Hearst Corporation. April 1968.
- ^ Nero, Irene (1994). Georges Braque's Barques de Peche: An Important Early Cubist Painting at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.