2. FIRST YEARS
• Georges Braque was born near Paris in 1882. he
studied at Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and started
to paint in 1904 in his own workshop.
École des beaux Arts,
Paris
3. FIRST PAINTINGS : FAUVISM
• He was first influenced by fauvism and Cézanne as
he stayed in South of France.
L’estaque
L’olivier
4. CUBISM
• After meeting with Picasso, he contributed to the
creation of the cubist mouvement.
L’homme à la guitare
Le violon
5. BRAQUE’S INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES
• He inserts letters and figures in his paintings. He
makes imitations of wood or marble and
incorporates sand.
• He uses collage techniques with pieces of
newspapers, posters and wall paper.
