LC control no. | n 80050494 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Braque, Georges, 1882-1963 |
Variant(s) | Braque, G. (Georges), 1882-1963 |
Birth date | 18820513 |
Death date | 19630831 |
Place of birth | Argenteuil, France |
Place of death | Paris, France |
Field of activity | Cubism Fauvism Collage |
Profession or occupation | Artist Sculptor Printmaker |
Found in | Georges Braque ... c1934. G. Braque et la mythologie, 1982: t.p. (G. Braque) 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 colleĢ technique) |