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1929, oil on canvas, 45 1/4 in. x 57 3/4 in. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., USA Chester Dale Collection Image © 2007 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. © 2007 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
In this lesson, students will:
- Analyze Braque’s Still Life: Le Jour and learn about Cubism and how Braque showed objects from multiple viewpoints
- Identify the elements of line, color, shape, texture, and space in the composition
- Describe objects from daily life and compare multiple viewpoints;
- Discuss how repetition of color, shape, and texture helps unify a composition
- Sketch still-life objects from daily life, showing multiple viewpoints
- Create cubist still-life compositions showing single objects from different viewpoints
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