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Other titles
Glass of absinth
Absinthe glass
1911
Painting
oil on canvas
37.0 x 28.7cm stretcher; 54.0 x 45.7 x 4.9cm frame
Purchased 1997
410.1997
Art Gallery of NSW, Level 2, Impressionism & 20th Century European Art Galleries
Further information
This small but exquisite painting was produced during that critical two months - which turned out to be pivotal for modern art - when Picasso and Braque shared a studio at Ceret. While the cubist experiment is as rigorous here as if it were Picasso, the lyrical touches of colour and the illusionism of the grapes are very much Braque. The architectural forms, such as the steps on the right and the cubic blocks to the left of the absinthe glass, are characteristic of the equal weight both artists gave to the spaces between objects, and their concern to integrate objects into the field. As a result, although certain elements are clearly recognisable - the glass and spoon, the bunch of grapes - others are obscure. Painted the year before Braque introduced papier collé, 'Le verre d'absinthe' records a key moment of analytic cubism.
AGNSW Handbook, 1999.
Provenance
Agnew's, London (England, estab. 1817), 10 May 1989-Oct 1997, London/England, Purchased by the AGNSW from Agnew's 1997. Purchased by Agnew's at Christie's New York, 10 May 1989, lot 61
Mrs Richard Riley (United States of America), pre 10 May 1989, Petersham/Massachusetts/United States of America, by descent, daughter of Mr and Mrs T Catesby Jones. Loaned to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts by Mrs Riley, 2 May 1968 - May 1989, loan no. MA.L40.68.2. Sold at Christie's New York, 10 May 1989, lot no. 61.
T Catesby Jones (United States of America, b.1880, d.1946), post 1930s, New York/New York/United States of America, Information from John Ravenal, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 8/1/2001: their records show that a label verso of frame [label now removed] states that the painting was the joint property of Jeanne Bucher and T Catesby Jones, later becoming the property of Mr and Mrs T Catesby Jones and then by descent to Mrs Richard Riley.
Jeanne Bucher (France, b.1872,d.1946), 1930s?, Paris/France, Information from Jean-François Jaeger, Director, Galerie Jeanne-Bucher Paris 27/12/2000: M. Jaeger writes that he can find no mention in their records of the painting being in the collection of Jeanne Bucher but says that T Catesby Jones was a client of Mme. Bucher's in the years preceding the 2nd World War and that the painting could possibly have been purchased from an exhibition at Galerie Jeanne-Bucher.
Galerie Kahnweiler, Paris (France), 1921, Paris/France, Sold at either the first or second Kahnweiler sale at Hotel Drouot, Paris - 13 & 14 June 1921 no.14 'Nature morte' 35 x 27cm purchased by Andre Groult for FF605, or 17 & 18 November 1921 no.7 'Nature morte' 35 x 27cm purchased by Andre Breton for FF220
Bibliography
General/Book; Art Gallery of New South Wales handbook; Bruce James (Australia), Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940); 1999, 53 (colour illus.), 'Western Collection: Paintings and Sculpture' by Bruce James, pg. 17-77.
Periodical; Look; Wendy Symonds (Australia); Jun 1998, 13 (colour illus.), 'Georges Braque-Le Verre d'Absinthe'
Annual report; Art Gallery of New South Wales Annual Report 1998; Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874); 1998, 6 (colour illus.)
Exhibition catalogue; Agnew's 175th anniversary; Agnew's, London (England, estab. 1817); 1992, (colour illus.), cat.no. 13
Exhibition catalogue; Braque still lifes and interiors; The South Bank Centre (England); 1990, 29 (colour illus.), cat.no. 3, Lent by Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd
Auction catalogue; Christie's New York: Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture (part 1); Editor Unknown; 10 May 1989, (colour illus.), cat.no. 61
Book; Braque: Cubism 1907-1914; Nicole de Romilly, Jean Laude; 1982, 141 (illus.), 272., no. 108
Book; Georges Braque; George Isarlov; 1932, 17, no. 109
General/Book; Georges Braque; Maurice Raynal; 1924, 24 (illus.)
Exhibition venue
Title: Agnew's 175th anniversary
Organizer: Agnew's, London
Venue: Agnew's, London
Opening: 09 Jun 1992
Closing: 24 Jul 1992
Notes: cat.no. 13
Title: Braque still lifes and interiors
Organizer: The South Bank Centre
Venue: City Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol
Opening: 27 Oct 1990
Closing: 09 Dec 1990
Curator: The South Bank Centre
Notes: cat.no. 3
Venue: Walker Art Gallery
Opening: 07 Sep 1990
Closing: 21 Oct 1990
Curator: The South Bank Centre
Notes: cat.no. 3
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