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Who painted it?
Who painted “Seascape. L'Estaque”?
“Seascape. L'Estaque” was painted by Georges Braque. Where to see it: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
What to look for
Cubism: objects broken into angular facets and shown from several angles at once, often in muted browns and greys; Futurism uses similar fragments to show motion and speed.
Georges Braque ( BRA(H)K; French:; 13 May 1882 – 31 August 1963) was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most notable contributions were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1905, and the role he played in the development of Cubism. Wikipedia
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More by Georges Braque
- “Pitcher and Violin”, 1910
- “Woman with a Mandolin”, 1910
- “Houses at l'Estaque”, 1908
- “Mandola”, 1914
- “The Birds”, 1953
- “The Viaduct at L'Estaque”, 1908
- “Fishing Boats”, 1909
- “Still Life (1911)”, 1911