When did Georges Braque die?



What is Georges Braque famous for?

Georges Braque was a 20th century French painter best known for inventing Cubism with Pablo Picasso.

How long did George Braque live?

Georges Braque ( BRA(H)K, French: [ʒɔʁʒ bʁak]; 13 May 1882 – 31 August 1963) was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor.

What is one new fun fact about Georges Braque?





Braque was the first artist to have a solo exhibition at the Louvre while he was still alive. Later in his career, Braque was commissioned by the Louvre to paint three ceilings in their Etruscan room. He painted a large bird on the panels, a new motif that would become common in Braque’s later pieces.

Did Picasso copy Braque?

Picasso said, “Almost every evening, either I went to Braque’s studio or Braque came to mine. Each of us had to see what the other had done during the day.” Through this artistic collaboration, Picasso and Braque invented Cubism, a new style of painting that shattered traditional forms of artistic representation.