
Art Institute of Chicago
Wheatfield
Georges Braque · c. 1951
Provenance
Ownership history
- Galerie Maeght, Paris, probably acquired directly from the artist, by 1957 [Paris 1952; Heron 1957]. Gustave Zumsteg, Zurich, by June 1958 [Venice 1958]. Marlborough Fine Art, London, by 1960 [London 1960]; sold to Mary and Leigh Block, Chicago, Sept. 1960 [Block collection records, copy in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1970.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Paris, Galerie Maeght, G. Braque, June–July 1952, n.p. (cat. 6), as Le champ de blé.
- Venice, XXIX Exposizione Biennale Internazionale d’Arte, June 14–October 19, 1958, n.p. (cat. 25), as Champs de blé.
- London, Marlborough Fine Art Limited, Masters of Modern Art From 1840 to 1960, June–August 1960, p. 64, (cat. 63, ill.), as Le champ de blé, 1952.
- Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, One Hundred European Paintings and Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Leigh B. Block, May 4–June 11, 1967, n.p. (cat. 54, ill.), as Wheatfield, 1952; traveled to the Los Angeles County Museum, September 21–November 2, 1967; and Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, February 2–April 14, 1968.
- Washington D. C., Phillips Collection, Georges Braque: The Late Paintings 1940–1963, October 9–Dec. 12, 1982, pp. 38 (cat. 27), 67 (ill.), as The Wheatfield, 1951; traveled to San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, January 1–March 15, 1983; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, April 14–June 14, 1983; and Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, July 7–September 14, 1983.
- Tokyo, Isetan Museum of Art, Georges Braque, July 14–August 9, 1988, pp. 82 (cat. 38, ill.), 117, as The Wheatfield, c. 1950-1951; traveled to Fukuoka Art Museum, August 13–September 18, 1988; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, September 23–October 27, 1988; and Yokohama, Sogo Museum of Art, November 16–December 11, 1988.
- Marseille, Musée Cantini, Georges Braque et le paysage: De l’Estaque à Varengeville, 1906-1963, July 1–October 1, 2006, pp. 143 (cat. 30, ill.), 192, as Le Champ de blé, 1951.
Literature
Published references
- R. C., “Peintures de Georges Braque,” Cahiers d’Art 26 (1951), p. 141 (ill.), as Les Blés, 1949.
- “G. Braque,” Derrière le miroir 48–49 (June–July 1952), n.p. (no. 6), as Le champ de blé, 1952.
- “Propos de Georges Braque,” Verve 7, 27–28 (1952), p. 79 (ill.).
- Heron, Patrick, “Braque at the Zenith,” Arts Magazine 31 (February 1957), p. 37 (ill.), as The Wheat Field, 1952.
- Verdet, André, “Braque, le solitaire,” XXe Siècle 11 (Christmas 1958), p. 14 (ill.), as Le Champ de blé, 1952.
- Worms de Romilly, Nicole, Catalogue de l’œuvre de Georges Braque, vol. 1, Peintures 1948–1957 (Paris: Maeght, 1959), n.p. (no. 33, ill.), as Le champ de blé, 1951.
- Marlborough Fine Art Limited, Masters of Modern Art From 1840 to 1960, exh. cat. (London: Marlborough Fine Art Limited, 1960), p. 64, (cat. 63, ill.), as Le champ de blé, 1952.
- Richardson, John, Georges Braque (Greenwich, Conn.; New York Graphic Society, 1961), pp. 13, 22, n.p. (pl. 53, ill.), as Le champ de ble, 1950.
- Miyagawa, Tadashi, Georges Braque (Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1963), p. 32 (ill.).
- National Gallery of Art, One Hundred European Paintings & Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Leigh B. Block, exh. cat. (Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1967), n.p. (cat. 54, ill.), as Wheatfield, 1952.
- Museum of Fine Arts, One Hundred European Paintings & Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Leigh B. Block, exh. cat. (Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1967), n.p. (cat. 54, ill.), as Wheatfield, 1952.
- Mullins, Edwin, The Art of Georges Braque (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1968), pp. 190 (ill. 141), 214, as The Cornfield, 1951.
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