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Georges
Braque (1882-1963)
Georges Braque developed his painting skills while
working for his father, a house decorator. He
moved to Paris in 1900 to study where he was drawn
to the work of the Fauve artists, including Matisse,
Derain and Dufy, as well as the late landscapes
of Cézanne. Meeting Picasso marked a huge turning
point in Braque's development and together they
evolved as leaders of Cubism. After a brief interlude
in which he was called up to fight in the First
World War, Braque's style developed in the direction
he was to follow for the rest of his life. In
establishing the principle that a work of art
should be autonomous and not merely imitate nature,
Cubism redefined art in the twentieth century.
Braque's large compositions incorporated the Cubist
aim of representing the world as seen from a number
of different viewpoints. He wanted to convey a
feeling of being able to move around within the
painting. The still life subject remained his
chief preoccupation from 1927 to 1955
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From "The A-Z of Art: The World's Greatest and
Most Popular Artists and Their Works", by Nicola
Hodge and Libby Anson |
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