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Question: Could you tell me if these artworks are representational or abstract!?
bottle, newspaper, pipe and glass by Braque
harbor in normandy Braque
violin and candlestick Braque

portrait of picasso by Gris
the bottle of banyuls

this is for my school art project so please only tell me if you are absolutely sure!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
None of these works are abstract!. But some of then could come under the definition of representational: i!.e!. "a work of art depicting something easily recognized by most people"!. The ones that come into this definition are : Bottle of Banyuis/,Bottle, Newspaper, pipe and glass/ Portrait of Picasso!. !.They fall into the Synthetic phase of Cubism - where objects/ or parts of objects are built up into a picture!.
All the paintings in your list are cubist - i!.e!. where the objects or parts of objects are shown from different angles in the same picture!.
But if the viewer cannot make out what the objects are, the paintings cannot be described as Representational!. This is the case with harbor in Normandy and Violin and Candlestick!. - which belong to the (first) analytical phase of cubism ( objects broken up into facets)!. I hope this has been helpful!.Www@QuestionHome@Com