Still Life with Guitar 1921

Georges Braque made this ‘Still Life with Guitar’ with delicate marks and a muted palette. The earth tones feel intuitive, like he’s feeling his way through the composition. Up close, you can see the material aspects of the work, like the tooth of the paper itself. The paint isn't trying to hide anything. The lines are tentative, almost like Braque is thinking out loud, shifting forms, and showing us different points of view at once. Look at how the guitar strings fade in and out. Are they actually there, or are they just suggested? Braque, like Picasso, had a profound influence on the development of Cubism, a movement that embraced ambiguity and multiple perspectives. His focus on fragmented forms and shifting viewpoints opened up new ways of seeing the world, inviting us to question our own perceptions and assumptions. Art, for Braque, wasn't about capturing a single, fixed image, but about exploring the endless possibilities of form and perception.