Georges Braque (1882–1963) was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most important contributions to the history of art were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1906, and the role he played in the development of Cubism. Braque’s work between 1908 and 1912 is closely associated with that of his colleague Pablo Picasso. Their respective Cubist works were indistinguishable for many years, yet the quiet nature of Braque was partially eclipsed by the fame and notoriety of Picasso.
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Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.
—Georges Braque
Topics: Reality
Out of limitations, new forms emerge.
—Georges Braque
Topics: Control
Art is made to disturb. Science reassures. There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.
—Georges Braque
Topics: Scientists, Art, Science
In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that cannot be explained.
—Georges Braque
Topics: Art
Truth exists, only falsehood has to be invented.
—Georges Braque
Topics: Truth
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