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Undoubtedly, Picasso is the leading figure of Cubism; however, Georges Braque also was important to Cubism development. Actually, He was considered as a cofounded of this artistic movement. Georges Braque (1882 – 1963) was a French painter and sculptor. His father was a house painter and Georges did the same for some years before studying art. He took painting lessons for two years at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. After that, Braque moves to Paris where painted for two years at the Humber Academy. Here, he met to Marie Laurencin and Francis Picabia. During this time he created several oil paintings. Georges Braque earliest works were impressionistic, but after seeing the work exhibited by the Fauves in 1905, He adopted a Fauvist style. The talented Henri Matisse also was part of the Fauves group. 1908 was an important year at Georges Braque career, this year he had his first solo display. Daniel-Henri Kahnweiler’s gallery was the place where he can show its oil paintings and other works. The next year he worked with Pablo Picasso, their styles were very similar. Braque served in the French army during World War I; here he met to Juan Gris, another painter. Unfortunately, he was severely wounded in the war. These are some of his most important works including oil paintings: The Large Nude (1908), The Viaduct at L’Estaque (1907), Houses at L’Estaque (1908), The Portuguese (1911), The Violin and the Palette (1909), The Little Bay at La Ciotata (1907), The Port of Antwerp (1906), Still-Life with Jugs and Pipe (1906-07), View from the Hotel Mistral (1907), Road near L’Estaque (1908), Landscape (1908), etc.
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Georges Braque oil paintings are located in different museums of the entire world. Obviously, most of these paintings are in France, his natal country. If you like this painter, you can buy reproductions. Today, it is easy to find where to buy works, just browse on the internet.
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