Georges Braque was born in Argenteuil, France (Val-d'Oise department) in 1882. At the age of 8, his family moved to Le Havre, where he grew up in the port city. He initially learned the family trade of decorative painting, and later studied painting at the Le Havre School of Art.
In 1905, he was deeply impacted by the Fauvist works he saw at the Salon d'Automne in Paris, and for a time produced paintings influenced by it. However, in 1907, his art took a significant turn after encountering Pablo Picasso's groundbreaking work, "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon."
Braque began exploring new forms of artistic expression in close collaboration with Picasso. Around 1908, the critic Louis Vauxcelles described Braque's landscape paintings from L'Estaque as "little cubes," which eventually led to this new form of expression being called **Cubism**. Braque and Picasso collaborated closely until 1914, bringing about a major revolution in 20th-century art.
During World War I, Braque was mobilized and suffered a severe head injury on the battlefield. After a long period of recovery, he continued to develop his art after the war, maintaining the principles of Cubism but evolving towards a more poetic and serene style. In the 1920s, he established his unique style with sophisticated composition and color, as seen in works like "Still Life with Fruit Dish and Tablecloth."
He continued to produce still lifes, studio series, and works with birds as a theme, and was highly regarded as a master representing 20th-century French painting.
Braque passed away in Paris on August 31, 1963, and was given a state funeral by the French government. His body is buried in the seaside cemetery of Varengeville-sur-Mer in Normandy, where he spent his later years.