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Georges Braque
French painter and sculptor (1882–1963)
Georges Braque | |
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Braque, 1908, photograph published in Burgess, "The Wild Men of Paris", Architectural Record, May 1910 | |
| Born | (1882-05-13)13 May 1882 Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, France |
| Died | 31 August 1963(1963-08-31) (aged 81) Paris, France |
| Resting place | L'église Saint-Valery, Varengeville-sur-mer, Normandy |
| Known for | Painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking |
| Movement | Cubism, Fauvism |
| Patron(s) | Fernand Mourlot |
Georges Braque (BRA(H)K; French:[ʒɔʁʒbʁak]; 13 May 1882 – 31 August 1963) was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most notable contributions were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1905, and the role he played in the development of Cubism. Braque's work between 1908 and 1912 is closely associated with that of his colleague Pablo Picasso. Their respective Cubist works were indistinguishable for many years, yet the quiet nature of Braque was partially eclipsed by the fame and notoriety of Picasso.[1]
Early life
[edit]Georges Braque was born on 13 May 1882 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise.[2] He grew up in Le Havre and trained to be a house painter and decorator like his father and
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Boats on the Beach at L'Estaque
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Title:Boats on the Beach at L'Estaque
Artist:Georges Braque (French, Argenteuil 1882–1963 Paris)
Date:1906
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:15 × 18 1/8 in. (38.1 × 46 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
Object Number:2003.20.17
Rights and Reproduction:© 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Inscription: Signed and dated (lower right): G Braque 06
[Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris, until 1939; stock no. 4156; sold on September 1, 1939 to Curran]; Elizabeth Curran, later Mrs. Josef Solterer, Dublin (1939–60; the painting left with her father, C. P. Curran, Dublin, upon move with her husband to Falls Church, Virginia, in 1955; sale, Sotheby's, London, July 6, 1960, no. 164, for £10,000 to Contemporary Art Foundation); Contemporary Art Foundation (from 1960); Mrs. Ira (Enid A.) Haupt, New York (by 1964–83; sold on December 20, 1983 to Annenberg); her brother and his wife, Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, Rancho Mirage, California (1983–his d. 2002; his bequest to MMA)
Dublin. National Gallery of Ireland. "Loan Exhibition of Modern Continental P