Georges Braque Biography

Georges Braque biography

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NAME: Georges Braque
OCCUPATION: Painter
BIRTH DATE: May 13, 1882
DEATH DATE: August 31, 1963
EDUCATION: Ecole des Beaux-Arts
PLACE OF BIRTH: Argentuil, France
PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France

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Georges Braque, the French painter who invented Cubism, with Pablo Picasso, and became the first living artist to be exhibited at The Louvre in 1961.

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Georges Braque was the French painter who invented Cubism with Pablo Picasso and became the first living artist to be exhibited at The Louvre in 1961. Along with Cubism, Braque utilized the styles of impressionism, Fauvism, collage and even stage designs for Ballet Russes.

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