Georges Braque (1882 - 1963) French painter, who, with Pablo Picasso, originated cubism and the cubist style, to become one of the major figures of 20th-century art. Braque was born May 13, 1882, in Argenteuil-sur-Seine, near Paris; he grew up there and in the port city of Le Havre. In 1899, following in his father's occupation, he apprenticed himself as a house painter. By 1902, however, he had ...