This expressive work, combining dynamic ink lines and rich patches of color, depicts flowers as energy and rhythm rather than mere form. Braque reinterprets the still life genre, conveying not so much appearance as the inner strength and musicality of nature. This lithograph is an example of his mature style, where decorativeness is combined with depth of image.
Printed by Mourlot, Paris.
The work is included in the catalogue raisonné: Vallier #188.
Georges Braque (1882–1963) was a French artist and one of the founders of Cubism, along with Pablo Picasso. In his early period, his style was influenced by the Fauvists, but by 1907 he had begun to experiment with geometric form and perspective, which led to the creation of the Cubist language of painting.
Braque was actively involved in printmaking, creating lithographs and engravings in collaboration with the Parisian workshops of Mourlot and Maeght. His prints are distinguished by their decorativeness, poeticism, and precision of form.