Georges BRAQUE was born in Argen­teuil-sur-Seine in 1882. In 1890 the fam­i­ly moved to Le Havre, where Braque lat­er attend­ed evening class­es at the art acad­e­my. In 1900 he moved to Paris to con­tin­ue his stud­ies at the Académie Hum­bert and from 1903 at the École des Beaux-Arts. Impressed by the works of the Fauves, Braque joined them in 1905. In 1907 he exhib­it­ed with you in the Salon des Indépen­dants. From 1908 he turned to cubism. Braque and Picas­so worked close­ly togeth­er until 1914. From 1912 onwards numer­ous col­lages were cre­at­ed and the syn­thet­ic phase of Cubism was ini­ti­at­ed. Dur­ing World War I, Braque suf­fers a seri­ous head injury that forces him to take a long break from work. It was only in 1918 that he was able to take up paint­ing again. The artist is one of the lead­ing expo­nents of Cubism. Georges Braque died in Paris in 1963.

Georges BRAQUE was born in Argen­teuil-sur-Seine in 1882. In 1890 the fam­i­ly moved to Le Havre, where Braque lat­er attend­ed evening class­es at the art acad­e­my. In 1900 he moved to Paris to con­tin­ue his stud­ies at the Académie Hum­bert and from 1903 at the École des Beaux-Arts. Impressed by the works of the Fauves, Braque joined them in 1905. In 1907 he exhib­it­ed with you in the Salon des Indépen­dants. From 1908 he turned to cubism. Braque and Picas­so worked close­ly togeth­er until 1914. From 1912 onwards numer­ous col­lages were cre­at­ed and the syn­thet­ic phase of Cubism was ini­ti­at­ed. Dur­ing World War I, Braque suf­fers a seri­ous head injury that forces him to take a long break from work. It was only in 1918 that he was able to take up paint­ing again. The artist is one of the lead­ing expo­nents of Cubism. Georges Braque died in Paris in 1963.


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