Braque's Boats On The Beach

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Lastly, Braque was born into a working class family following his fathers footsteps. He grew up in Le Havre, where he lived most of his childhood. It wasn’t until Braque attended the Le Havre Art Academy in Paris, where he then became a follower of Fauvism. He received no formal training as an artist and was basically self-taught with the exception of his apprenticeship. it was the Fauves’ work at the Salon d’Automne in 1905 that led him towards fine art. Later in 1907 he met Pablo Picasso, with whom he developed the cubist style of art. Boats on the Beach derives from the Fauvism era, a movement towards abstraction led by Henry Matisse and Andre Derain. Fauves were characterized by their use of wide array of colors and instinctive brushstrokes …show more content…

Despite the fact that I spotted the little town in the background with a smoking chimney stack, my eyes kept glancing back at the boat in the very front. This painting has a broad color palate, which is not realistic but symbolizes an atmosphere of joy. The next thing I noticed was the use of bright contrasting colors everywhere. The dark colors: blue, green, and purple form the shadow of the distant hill and the boats in the background. Contrasting color values are shown to create three-dimensional forms, such as where the water meets the land. I observed that the paint has been applied smoothly is some places, while looks of dabbing strokes in other spots. Boats on the Beach contains many directional and contour lines, true to the Fauvist style. To my perception, the content/mood represented is a jubilant reflection of nature. Besides the formal qualities of the painting, there are many visual elements portrayed. To demonstrate, the representation of overlapping is shown by the boat in the foreground protruding the water. Also, The background boats are overlapping the town on the horizon and the

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