The painter Georges Braque was born in France on May 13, 1882, and passed away on August 31, 1963. As a boy, he apprenticed to his family's painter and decorative artist while studying art at night at the École des Beaux-Arts. He moved to Paris in 1900 and began attending art school in 1902. Influenced by Fauvism in his early years, he produced boldly colored works. In 1907, he was inspired by a Cézanne retrospective and Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," considered the starting point of Cubism, and his style changed dramatically. He began to create works that decomposed subjects into geometric forms, such as "Houses at L'Estaque" and "House and Tree." From then until World War I, he played a central role in the Cubist movement alongside Picasso.

In 1909, he exhibited his works at the Paris Salon. This was the first time that Cubist paintings were exposed to the public, attracting great attention. His works were also exhibited in Moscow, New York, Munich, and other cities, bringing him international recognition.

When World War I broke out, he went to war in 1914. He returned to Japan and resumed painting in 1917. In the 1920s, he began to produce many serene still lifes, and around 1930 and 1940, he produced still lifes mainly using black, gray, and brown. In 1937, he won the Carnegie International Art Exhibition Grand Prize. He died in Paris in August 1963. A state funeral was held in front of the Louvre.