Georges Braque

Visual Arts French 1882 – 1963 78 quotes

A major 20th-century French painter, he was a co-founder of Cubism with Pablo Picasso, known for his still lifes and landscapes.

Quotes by Georges Braque

To destroy is to create.

Interview 1914

I have always felt the need to build a solid base for my work.

Speech 1953

Painting is a blind man's profession. He has to paint what he sees with his heart.

Interview 1926

The heart is a small thing, but desireth great matters.

Letter 1941

Cubism is like reading an interesting book, discovering a fresh approach to reality.

Book 1916

I do not progress. I merely try to create.

Interview 1956

The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space.

Speech 1962

Art lives from constraints and dies from freedom.

Book 1934

One must always draw from one's own resources.

Letter 1921

The role of the artist is to make the invisible visible.

Interview 1951

Life is a canvas, paint it with your dreams.

Speech 1949

In art, the best is good enough.

Book 1913

I paint to forget the passage of time.

Interview 1957

The true worth of an object is its beauty.

Letter 1929

Cubism is an attitude, not a style.

Book 1918

To be an artist is to believe what is impossible.

Interview 1961

My landscapes are not views, but my emotions.

Speech 1909

The end of art is peace.

Book 1954