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Georges Braque’s Early Life

Georges Braque was born on 13th May, 1882, in Argenteuil, near Paris, France, to parents Charles and Augustine. His father who was an amateur painter and his grandfather before him, managed a house decorating business, which is no doubt where Braque’s interest in texture and the tactile effects of paint came from.

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In 1890, the family moved to Le Havre, where Braque attended the local public school, and often accompanied his father on painting expeditions. He developed an interest in sports, especially boxing, and also learned to play the flute.

At the age of 15, Braque enrolled in an evening art course at the École des Beaux-Arts in Le Havre where he studied painting and learned traditional painting techniques. In 1899, at the age of seventeen, he moved from Argenteuil to Paris, accompanied by friends Othon Friesz and Raoul Dufy.

Braque’s move to Paris

In Paris he completed his apprenticeship as a decorator and was awa