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Fruit Dish and Glass (1912), by Georges Braque, is the first papier collé (pasted paper, colloquially known as collage). Braque and Pablo Picasso made many other works in this medium, which is generally credited as a key turning point in Cubism.
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- Cubism
Artwork Images. 1911. Clarinet and Bottle of Rum on the Mantlepiece is typical of Braque's subject matter, yet is unique as an early example of collage. In this painting, he stenciled the word "valse" to mean "waltz," in continuation with his interest in musical themes and instruments.
- French
- May 13, 1882
- Argenteuil, France
- August 31, 1963
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Georges Braque ( BRA(H)K, French: [ʒɔʁʒ bʁak]; 13 May 1882 – 31 August 1963) was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most notable contributions were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1905, and the role he played in the development of Cubism.
Nov 8, 2022 · Nov 8, 2022. Inanimate objects dominated the imagery of Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Juan Gris during the collage phase of Cubism from 1912–14. Even so, many of their still lifes possess an undercurrent of human drama thanks to the ingenious combination of things and text.
Jan 1, 2024 · In 1912, Georges Braque invented papier collé, or the technique known today as collage, utilizing ready pieces of paper, newsprint, wallpaper, and other sources to create a composition. This pushed Cubism into its next phase, known as Synthetic, where the focus was not on breaking the object into its varied viewpoints but on flattening it out ...
Still Life (Glass and Cigarette Pack) Georges Braque French. 1914. Not on view. This collage contains a rare autobiographical reference by Braque, who was a keen cyclist: the fragment of an ad for the bimonthy magazine Le Cyclotouriste.
Fruit Dish and Glass. According to Braque, this was his first papier collé, created in September 1912 with mass-produced faux bois wallpaper purchased in Avignon.
