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Art Essay - Georges Braque Georges Braque was one of the most influential and major figures in 20th century art. He is known to many as one of Europe's leading figures of avant-grade art (groups of artist regarded as paramount in the creation and application of new ideas, styles and techniques. Avant-grade French for vanguard), his influence on Fauvism (the use of pure, brilliant colour in an aggressive, direct manner to create a sense of explosion), Post - Impressionism and Cubism is supreme. Working in collaboration with Pablo Picasso (another great artist) together they developed Cubism and the Cubist style. Georges Braque was born on the 13th May 1882 in Argenteuil-sur-Seine in France. In 1890 his family moved to the port city of Le Havre in Normandy were he spent his childhood. Braque developed his painting skills whilst working alongside his father, a house decorator. In the...

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