Paint Fights?
So, did Picasso and
Braque get along or were they at each other’s throats all the time?
The truth is, although the two artists had a rivalry, it was friendly one. Sorry to burst your bubble. There were no paint fights between these two. They were as close as Timon and Pumbaa; they were about as different, too. "In the years that followed, the two artists, apparently so unlike in background, temperament, and possibly even in aesthetic, became essential to each other." (Karen Walker)
In 1907, Georges Braque visited Pablo Picasso’s art studio to see what all the hype was about. Since then, the two men visited each other’s studios constantly to offer advise, critique, or challenges. Eventually, their art came to mirror one another until their styles evolved into “Cubism”.
Braque and Picasso remained close friends, sharing their art ideas and experiments. Even late in their lives, their art reflects influences from the other’s paintings.
Picasso and Braque: The Effect they had on Cubism
It’s arguable if
one man had more effect on Cubism than the other. The important thing
to remember is that both Braque and Picasso played the key roles of the
movement. Being at the very beginning of Cubism, they could experiement
with different techniques and style until they were happy with the end
result. Because of this tweaking of styles, there are two portions to
Cubism, as stated back on the “Picasso”
page.
Analytical Cubism: 1909 - 1912
Synthetic Cubism: 1912 - 1919
Their work is so similar to each other, even I got mixed up when trying to put their paintings on the site. As seen above, Picasos and Braque used a lot of the same objects and colors in their paintings.
The truth is, although the two artists had a rivalry, it was friendly one. Sorry to burst your bubble. There were no paint fights between these two. They were as close as Timon and Pumbaa; they were about as different, too. "In the years that followed, the two artists, apparently so unlike in background, temperament, and possibly even in aesthetic, became essential to each other." (Karen Walker)
In 1907, Georges Braque visited Pablo Picasso’s art studio to see what all the hype was about. Since then, the two men visited each other’s studios constantly to offer advise, critique, or challenges. Eventually, their art came to mirror one another until their styles evolved into “Cubism”.
Braque and Picasso remained close friends, sharing their art ideas and experiments. Even late in their lives, their art reflects influences from the other’s paintings.
Picasso and Braque: The Effect they had on Cubism
Analytical Cubism: 1909 - 1912
| Pablo Picasso |
Georges Braque |
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Synthetic Cubism: 1912 - 1919
| Pablo
Picasso |
Georges
Braque |
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 |
Their work is so similar to each other, even I got mixed up when trying to put their paintings on the site. As seen above, Picasos and Braque used a lot of the same objects and colors in their paintings.
