Georges Braque

“Truth exists; only lies are invented.”

— Georges Braque (1882-1963)

“Art is made to disturb, science reassures.”

— Georges Braque (1882-1963)

“Once an object has been incorporated in a picture it accepts a new destiny. ”

— Georges Braque (1882-1963)

“Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.”

— Georges Braque (1882-1963)

“Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry. ”

— Georges Braque (1882-1963)

“There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain. ”

— Georges Braque (1882-1963)

“To define a thing is to substitute the definition for the thing itself.”

— Georges Braque (1882-1963)

“The painting is finished when the idea has disappeared.”

— Georges Braque (1882-1963)

“We will never have repose. The present is perpetual.”

— Georges Braque (1882-1963)

“It is the unforeseeable that creates the event.”

— Georges Braque (1882-1963)