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Biography |
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1882 |
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Born: Argenteuil-sur-Seine, France (May 13) |
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1897 - 1899 |
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Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Le Havre |
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1901 |
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Studied under a master decorator and received his craftsmen certificate |
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1901 |
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Military service near Le Havre (length reduced to one year for artisans) |
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1902 |
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Moves to rue Lepic and enrolls in the Académie Humbert, where he meets Francis Picabia and Marie Laurencin |
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1903 |
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Goes back to the Académie Humbert. He studies the impressionists at the Musée du Luxembourg and in the Durand-Ruel and Vollard galleries |
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1904 |
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Moves to rue d’Orsel in Montmartre and begins to work exclusively with nature. His first works are influenced by impressionism |
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1907 |
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March: at the Salon des Indépendants, Braque sells six landscapes created in L’Estaque. This success confirmed his desire to become a painter. In March or April, Braque meets Picasso through the poet Guillaume Apollinaire |
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1915 |
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11 May: Braque is severely wounded in the head in Carency, and undergoes surgery |
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1923 |
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Creates the stage set for the ballet Les Fâcheux, by Boris Kochno |
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1925 |
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Moves to his new house in rue Douanier, built for him by the architect Auguste Perret. He creates the stage set for Diaghilev’s ballet, Zephyr et Flore |
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1929 |
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Sets up an atelier in his house in Varengeville-sur-Mer |
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1937 |
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1st Prize, Carnegie International, Pittsburgh, PA. |
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1947 |
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Aimé Maeght becomes his art dealer and holds an exhibition of Braque’s works from 30 May through 30 June |
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1963 |
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Died: Paris, France (August 31) |
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Exhibitions |
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2008 - 2009 |
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Bank-Austria-Kunstforum, Wien, Austria |
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1991 |
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Das graphisches Werk, Sammlung C. S., Westfälisches Landesmuseum Münster, Germany |
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1990 |
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Das druckgraphische Werk, Kulturhaus der Stadt Graz, Austria, Kulturamt der Stadt Klagenfurt, Austria, Landessammlungen Rupertinum, Salzburg, Austria |
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1988 |
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Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, München, Germany, Solomon-R.-Guggenheim-Museum, New York, USA |
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1960 |
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Retrospective organized by the Kunsthalle of Basel from 9 April through 29 May |
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1960 |
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Exhibition of his graphical work at the National Library in Paris. |
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1957 |
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Exhibition of The Sculpture of Georges Braque at the Cincinnati Art Museum. |
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1956 |
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Exhibitions in Edinburgh and at the Tate Gallery in London. |
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1952 |
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September to October: exhibition in Tokyo. |
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1949 |
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Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Art Museum in Cleveland. |
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1945 |
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Exhibitions at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the Beaux-Arts building in Brussels |
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1943 |
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Exhibits 26 paintings and 9 sculptures at the Salon d’automne |
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1940 |
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Retrospective exhibition in Chicago, Washington and San Francisco |
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1937 |
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April 3 to 30: exhibition at Paul Rosenberg’s art gallery, including the Duos series |
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1936 |
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November to December: exhibition at the Fine Arts building in Brussels |
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1933 |
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9 April to 14 May: first retrospective of Braque’s works at the Kunsthalle in Basel |
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1924 |
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May 2 to 21: first exhibition at the Paul Rosenberg’s Art Gallery |
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1908 |
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First exclusive exhibition at Kahnweiler gallery which included a catalogue prefaced by Apollinaire |
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1907 |
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Cézanne Exhibition at Bernheim-Jeune’s Art Gallery |
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1906 |
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March: Exhibits seven paintings at the Salon des Indépendants which were later destroyed |
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