What subjects appear in Georges Braque’s canephore paintings of the 1920s?

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In the 1920s, Georges Braque created a series of paintings known as canephores, which depict pagan-looking women carrying fruit.1

This series was part of a period in which Braque’s work was often classified by its subject matter. During this same era, he also produced other series, such as cheminées (fireplace mantelpieces laden with fruit and sometimes a guitar) and gueridons (pedestal tables holding similar objects).1