Georges Braque

Life: 1882-1963

Country: France

Style: Cubism

Works: Harbor in Normandy (1909)

            Violin and Candlestick (1910)

            Fruit Dish (1908)

            Black Fish (1942)

Quote: “Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.”

            “Truth exists, only falsehood has to be invented.” (1)

Fun Fact: In 1961, Georges Braque was the first living artist to have his work exhibited in the Louvre.

      So, this is the guy who created paintings that can be mistaken for those of Picasso. Why isn’t he as famous as Picasso, you wonder? Oh, who knows!!! Does it really matter? Anyway, it is pretty unique that Picasso and Braque came from such different backgrounds and yet managed to create such similar art. You ask Braque about Chucky.

            “Well now,” he answers, “back around the turn of the century I studied in Paris and I was really drawn to late landscapes such as those of Cezanne and the work of Fauve artists like Matisse, Derain and Dufy (4). Try Matisse. He would probably be able to help you the most.