Tactile space separates us from objects, as opposed to visu… - Georges Braque

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Tactile space separates us from objects, as opposed to visual space, which separates objects from one another. I have spent my life trying to paint the former kind.

Georges Braque

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About Georges Braque

Georges Braque (13 May 1882 – 31 August 1963) was a French painter and sculptor. He was one of the French Fauve painters, circa 1906. From 1908 he initiated, in close cooperation with Pablo Picasso, the first step of Cubism.

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Alternative Names: George Braque • G. Braque • S Braque • geo. braque • george braque • Braque • geo braque • George B. • Giorgio Braque

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