Georges Braque developed his painting skills while working for his
father, a house decorator. He moved to Paris in 1900 to study where
he was drawn to the work of the Fauve artists, including Matisse,
Derain and Dufy [The
Band], as well as the late landscapes of Cézanne. Meeting
Picasso [Composition]
marked a huge turning point in Braque's development and together
they evolved as leaders of Cubism. After a brief interlude in which
he was called up to fight in the First World War, Braque's style
developed in the direction he was to follow for the rest of his
life. In establishing the principle that a work of art should be
autonomous and not merely imitate nature, Cubism redefined art in
the twentieth century. Braque's large compositions incorporated
the Cubist aim of representing the world as seen from a number of
different viewpoints.