Braque, Georges, 1882-1963

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Name (Hebrew)
בראק, ז'ורז', 1882-1963
Name (Latin)
Braque, Georges, 1882-1963
Other forms of name
Braque, G. (Georges), 1882-1963
Date of birth
1882-05-13
Date of death
1963-08-31
Place of birth
France
Field of activity
Cubism
Fauvism
Collage
Occupation
Artists
Printmakers
Painters
Sculptors
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 9867924
Wikidata: Q153793
Library of congress: n 80050494
Sources of Information
  • G. Braque et la mythologie, 1982:t.p. (G. Braque)
  • Georges Braque ... c1934.
  • Wikipedia, June 25, 2013(Georges Braque; born 13 May 1882 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise; died 31 August 1963 in Paris; 20th-century French painter and sculptor who, along with Pablo Picasso, is credited with the developed the art style known as Cubism. His earliest works were impressionistic, but after seeing the work exhibited by the artistic group known as the "Fauves" (Beasts) in 1905, Braque adopted a Fauvist style. Beginning in 1909, Braque began to work closely with Pablo Picasso, who had been developing a similar style of painting. In 1912, they began to experiment with collage and Braque invented the papier collé technique)
  • LCN ( (Record enhanced with data from: The IMAGINE Thesaurus - The Israel Museum Jerusalem Thesaurus - Artist names authority file) )