explored and invented a new way of painting that got its name from critics who

pointed out small cubes in his earliest cubist works. At the end of 1907, Braque met

Picasso at the unveiling of The Ladies of Avignon. This piece and a nude by Braque

of late 1907 would become known as the first cubist paintings. Both artists were

inspired by Cezanne's use of geometry in representing the subject matter in his

painting. These works being some of the first to reject the classical ideas of painting

by portraying real subject matter abstractly rather then realistically, it was only natural

for the two artists to collaborate on future works. The two began to discuss ideas and

show one another their current works. Eventually this collaboration became a like a

partnership where their ideas were freely traded and built upon by one another.

At the peak of Analytic Cubism, paintings by Braque and Picasso had great

similarities and the pair often painted the same subject matter at the same time. They

worked so close Braque once said that they were like mountain climbers, roped

together and pulling one another up. In 1908 Braque pa

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during this time that their most abstract works were done. The play of space and form

moving into one another, the opening up of previously closed forms, and the creation

perceived as reality are actually not, such as vinyl made to look like wood panel, while

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