Georges Braque (1882 –1963) was a major French Artist of 20th century, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor, painter and collage. One of the most influential painters of the 20th century, Braque invented Cubism with his friend and collaborator, Pablo Picasso.
Georges Braque studied at Ecole des Beaux-Arts and attended the Academie Humbert in Paris alongside Francis Picabia and Marie Laurencin, and made his debut as a landscape painter. He started out by learning the trade of painter and decorator in Le Havre, following the family tradition.