Georges Braque

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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1. When was Georges Braque born?May 13, 1882
2. Where was Georges Braque born?Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, France
3. When did Georges Braque die?August 31, 1963
4. What is the artistic media?Painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture
5. What is the key period of collaboration?1908-1912 (development of Cubism with Picasso)
6. What was Georges Braque known for?He helped create Cubism, a new way of painting that shows objects from many angles at once.

Cubism: An early 20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture by depicting subjects from multiple viewpoints simultaneously.
Fauvism: A style characterized by strong, often non-naturalistic colors and bold brushwork, emphasizing emotional expression over representational accuracy.
Analytical Cubism: The early phase of Cubism (c. 1908-1912) characterized by a fragmented, monochromatic palette and the deconstruction of objects into geometric planes.
Papiers Collés: A technique in collage where pieces of paper, such as newspaper or wallpaper, are glued onto the surface of a work.