George Braque

George Braque is born on the 13th May, 1882 in a suburb by Paris and counts as a general agent of the cubism.

George Braque does an apprenticeship the decorator, signs up in 1902 in the Académie Humbert and starts to paint in 1904. He is so impressed by Matisse and Derain that he takes up the fauvistischen style. Fauves, his meeting with Picasso and the discovery of Cézanne let George Braque begin form-analytic attempts.

Picasso and George Braque found the cubism: The classical phase divides in analytic and synthetic period.

The most important style element is the decomposition and analysis of an object on his basic forms. Reality relation gets lost, colour structures and form structures dominate the pictures.

George Braque takes part in the First World War, is wounded and comes back in 1917 to Paris where he spends the rest of his lifetime.

From 1920 George Braque distinguishes himself by a reality-related and more picturesque technique. The second world war lets the painter produce rather sober works.

31st August, 1963 George Braque dies.