Georges Braque: The Late Paintings 1940-1963 exhibition records

As stated by Robert Cafritz in the introduction to the exhibition's catalogue, “Braque blended an essentially Cubist approach to the internal organization of a painting with the classical values of the great French still life tradition. It is the modernization and enrichment of this great French tradition, at the hands of its most devoted, thoughtful, and brilliant twentieth century exponent, which is the supreme achievement of the late work. In organizing Georges Braque: The Late Paintings, we have been motivated by a desire to contemplate Braque's accomplishment in the area of monumental still life, this time within the context of his overall achievement."

This exhibition opened at The Phillips Collection October 9, continuing through December 12, 1982, followed by The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, January 1 through March 15, 1983; The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, April 14 through June 14, 1983; and finally The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7 through September 14, 1983.

Records in this collection were created and collected by curatorial staff of The Phillips Collection.

The collection consists of the research, catalogue, and exhibition planning files of The Phillips Collection. Materials include assembled research as well as catalogue, exhibition planning, and execution documents such as checklists, correspondence, legal and financial records, loan requests and responses, publicity, publishing, reviews, schedules, and sponsorship files.