Braque’s Violin and Candlestick

Braque’s "Violin and Candlestick" (1910) is a Cubist painting that depicts everyday objects—like a violin and a candlestick—in an abstracted, fragmented style. Instead of realistic representations, Braque breaks these items into geometric shapes and multiple viewpoints, blending foreground and background to challenge traditional perspective. This technique emphasizes the two-dimensionality of the canvas and invites viewers to see familiar objects from various angles simultaneously. The painting exemplifies Cubism’s focus on reshaping reality to explore multiple aspects of form and space within a single image.