Georges Braque

Georges Braque, born 1882 in Argenteuil, France, is famous for developing Cubism together with Picasso. He trained as a painter and decorator before moving to Paris in 1900, where he studied at the Académie Humbert. He was heavily influenced by the work of Henri Matisse and Andre Derain after seeing it at the Salon d’Automne in 1905. In 1907 he met dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, who then introduced him to Pablo Picasso. After viewing Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Pablo Picasso, his work took a turn and he started working with Picasso to lay the groundwork for Cubism. They then expanded Cubism with papier collés, in which they introduced real newspaper and pieces of wallpaper into the paintings. After that, Braque fought in the war and suffered a head injury which he survived. He continued creating Cubist works until the 1940s. After that, he dedicated his last years to his Atelier series.