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Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life, 1928-1945
JUne 8 - September 1, 2013 


horizontal still life painting of lemons and a napkin ring by Georges Braque
Georges Braque, Lemons and Napkin Ring, 1928. Oil and graphite on canvas, 15 3/4 x 47 1/4 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1931 © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Cubist painting of a table with several items on it by Georges Braque
Georges Braque, The Round Table, 1929. Oil, sand, charcoal on canvas, 57 3/8 x 44 3/4 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1934 © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Cubist still life painting by George Braque of a fruit dish, bottle and mandolin
Georges Braque, Still Life with Fruit Dish, Bottle and Mandolin, 1930. Oil on canvas, 45 11/16 x 35 7/16 in. Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Vertical, cubist painting by Georges Braque of a table
Georges Braque, The Gueridon, 1935. Oil and sand on canvas, 71 x 29 in. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Purchase with the aid of funds from W. W. Crocker © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Colorful cubist still life by Georges Braque
Georges Braque, Still Life with a Fruit Dish, 1936. Oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 32 in. Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White Collection, 1967 © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Still life with a guitar and red tablecloth by Georges Braque
Georges Braque, Still Life with Guitar I (Red Tablecloth), 1936. Oil on canvas, 38 1/4 x 51 in. Norton Museum of Art, Gift of R. H. Norton © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Still life painting by Georges Braque of a vase, palette, and mandolin, and a geometric painted black border
Georges Braque, Vase, Palette, and Mandolin, 1936. Oil, charcoal, and graphite on canvas, 32 x 39 5/8 in. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Purchase with the aid of funds from W. W. Crocker © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Still life painting by Georges Braque of a table holding oysters, napkin, bread
Georges Braque, Still Life with Oysters, 1937. Oil on canvas, 21 1/8 x 36 3/4 in. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in Saint Louis. Gift of Mrs. Richard K. Weil, 1960 © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Colorful, multi-planed painting of an artist's studio by Georges Braque
Georges Braque, Studio with Black Vase, 1938. Oil and sand on canvas, 38 1/4 x 51 in. The Kreeger Museum, Washington, D.C. © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Cubist still life painting by Georges Braque of a table with flowers and other items
Georges Braque, Stool, Vase, Palette, 1939. Oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 36 1/4 in. Private collection, Switzerland © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Still life painting by Georges Braque of table with black and red tablecloth and mandolin
Georges Braque, Mandolin and Score (The Banjo), 1941. Oil on canvas, 42 1/2 x 35 in. Collection of Charles and Palmer Ducommun © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Still life of a domestic interior space by Georges Braque
Georges Braque, Large Interior with Palette, 1942. Oil and sand on canvas, 55 5/8 x 77 in. The Menil Collection, Houston © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Still life painting by Georges Braque with a pitcher, candlestick and black fish
Georges Braque, Pitcher, Candlestick, and Black Fish, 1943. Oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. The Menil Collection, Houston © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Vertical cubist painting of a washstand by Georges Braque
Georges Braque, The Washstand, 1944. Oil on canvas, 63 7/8 x 25 1/8 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1948 © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Photo of Georges Braque as an old man in his doorway
Paul Strand, Georges Braque, Varengeville-sur-Mer, France, 1957. Gelatin Silver print, 11 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Gift of Mrs. Derald H. Ruttenberg, 1974

Ellsworth Kelly: Panel Paintings, 2004-2009
June 22 - September 22, 2013 


multi panel painting by Ellsworth Kelly yellow canvas over red
Ellsworth Kelly, Yellow Relief over Red, 2004. Oil on canvas, two joined panels, 80 x 83 x 2 3/4 in. Private collection. Photo: Jerry L. Thompson, courtesy the artist © Ellsworth Kelly
vertical painting of white on top of black on top of red squares by Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly, White Black Red, 2004. Oil on canvas, three joined panels, 81 3/8 x 40 1/2 in. Private collection. Photo: Jerry L. Thompson, courtesy the artist © Ellsworth Kelly
Four canvases arranged horizontally on a wall green blue black red from left to right by Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly, Green Blue Black Red, 2007. Oil on canvas, four panels, 345 x 217 in. Private collection. Photo: Jerry L. Thompson, courtesy the artist © Ellsworth Kelly

black canvas placed diagonally on top of a white one by Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly, Black Diagonal, 2007. Oil on canvas, two joined panels, 103 1/4 x 56 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. Private collection. Photo: Jerry L. Thompson, courtesy the artist © Ellsworth Kelly
white rectangular canvas placed diagonally on top of a black canvas by Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly, White Diagonal II, 2008. Oil on canvas, two joined panels, 66 1/2 x 91 x 2 5/8 in. Private collection Photo: Jerry L. Thompson, courtesy the artist © Ellsworth Kelly
Square red canvas with the lower right corner cut off placed on top of a white canvas by Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly, Red Relief, 2009. Oil on canvas, two joined panels, 80 x 62 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. Private collection. Photo: Jerry L. Thompson, courtesy the artist © Ellsworth Kelly

Purple canvas in asymmetrical rectangular shape placed over a white canvas by Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly, Purple Curve in Relief, 2009. Oil on canvas, two joined panels, 70 x 52 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. Private collection. Photo: Jerry L. Thompson, courtesy the artist © Ellsworth Kelly

Jeanne Silverthorne: Vanitas!
February 28—JUne 2, 2013


Sculpture of a lamp with pears coming out of it made out of rubber
Jeanne Silverthorne, Mutant Lamp with Pears and Flies, 2007. Platinum silicone rubber, metal, and phosphorescent pigment, 10 x 52 x 9 in. Courtesy artist and McKee Gallery, New York
Two candelabras, one black and one white, sitting on a crate with dangling cords
Jeanne Silverthorne, DNA Candelabra (showing the beginning genetic sequence for depression, anxiety, addiction, anger, and panic) on rubber crate, 2007. Platinum, silicone rubber, and phosphorescent pigment, Overall 64 x 60 x 47 in. Courtesy artist and McKee Gallery, New York
Small desk chair made out of rubber
Jeanne Silverthorne, Task Chair, 2009. Platinum silicone rubber, 37 x 26 x 26 in. Courtesy artist and McKee Gallery, New York

Sandra Cinto: One Day, After the Rain
May 19, 2012–December 30, 2013


Sandra Cinto: One Day, After the Rain

Sandra Cinto, One Day, After the Rain, 2012

Sandra Cinto: One Day, After the Rain

Sandra Cinto, One Day, After the Rain, 2012

Sandra Cinto: One Day, After the Rain

Sandra Cinto, One Day, After the Rain, 2012


Sandra Cinto: One Day, After the Rain

Sandra Cinto, One Day, After the Rain, 2012

Selected Images


Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-81

1) Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-81

Milton Avery, Black Sea, 1959

2) Milton Avery, Black Sea, 1959, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1965

Pierre Bonnard, The Open Window, 1921

3) Pierre Bonnard, The Open Window, 1921, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1930


Georges Braque, The Round Table, 1929

4) Georges Braque, The Round Table, 1929, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1934

Charles Burchfield, Road and Sky, 1917

5) Charles Burchfield, Road and Sky, 1917, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1930

Paul Cézanne, Self-Portrait, 1878 - 1880

6) Paul Cézanne, Self-Portrait, 1878 - 1880, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1928


Honoré Daumier, The Uprising (L'Emeute), 1848 or later

7) Honoré Daumier, The Uprising (L'Emeute), 1848 or later, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1925

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, La Répétition au foyer de la danse, circa 1900

8) Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, La Répétition au foyer de la danse, circa 1900, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1944

Willem de Kooning, Asheville, 1948

9) Willem de Kooning, Asheville, 1948, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1952

Dorothy Kosinski, Director


Dorothy Kosinski, Director

Dorothy Kosinski, Director

Phillips Exterior


Phillips Collection Center for the Study of Modern Art

Carriage House-Phillips Collection Center for the Study of Modern Art

Phillips Collection House-Front View

Phillips Collection House-Front View

Hunter Courtyard

Hunter Courtyard

Phillips Interior


East Parlor, House

1) East Parlor, House

East Parlor, House

2) East Parlor, House

Foyer, House

3) Foyer, House


Main Gallery, House

4) Main Gallery, House

Gallery, Sant Building

5) Gallery, Sant Building

Music Room, House

6) Music Room, House


Galleries, Goh Annex

7) Galleries, Goh Annex

Gallery, Sant Building

8) Gallery, Sant Building

Phillips Collection Rothko Room

9) Rothko Room

Marjorie and Duncan Phillips in front of Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880-81), 1954

1) Marjorie and Duncan Phillips in front of Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880-81), ca. 1954. Photo by Naomi Savage.

Duncan Phillips, founder of The Phillips Collection, 1922

2) Duncan Phillips, founder of The Phillips Collection. Photo by Clara E. Sipprel, ca. 1922.

Duncan Phillips on a transatlantic journey, 1920s.

3) Duncan Phillips on a transatlantic journey, 1920s. Courtesy of The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.


Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-81

4) The house at 21st and Q Streets, NW, ca. 1900.