Early Life, Family and Training Georges Braque was born in Argenteuil, France, in 1882. His early years were spent in Le Havre, France, within a household defined by the practicalities of decoration and color. Growing up in a family of house painters and decorators, he was immersed in the tactile realities of his trade from a young age. This upbringing provided a foundation of technical craftsmanship that would later inform his approach to the canvas. Before pursuing the fine arts, he followed the established path of his kin by apprenticing as a house painter and decorator. This period of m…