
French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor
Georges Braque
was born,
May 13, 1882,
in Argenteuil, Val-d’Oise.
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A major 20th-century French painter. Braque’s early works were impressionistic, but transitioned into a fauvist styleand -after meeting and working with Picasso [1909]- founded and developed Cubism, contributing to the history of art [big time!].
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So here’s a glimpse of his work

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“Art is made to disturb, science reassures.”
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“Truth exists; only lies are invented.”
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“Once an object has been incorporated in a picture it accepts a new destiny.”
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“Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas. ”
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“Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry. ”
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