Reevaluation of Georges Braque in the History of Cubism. Before the First World War, the young Georges Braque (1882–1963), together with his friend Pablo Picasso, shaped perhaps the most revolutionary stage in the history of modern painting for eight years: Cubism. Landscapes and still lifes are his special motifs.

The book shows how Braque, in rapid succession and at the highest level, further develops or reinvents stylistic means: Fauvism, Pre-Cubism, Analytical Cubism, Papier Collés, and Synthetic Cubism follow one another in unique density. The pace and intensity of the style changes are still astonishing today.

The years before the First World War brought groundbreaking inventions, new ways of thinking and philosophies, and the fascinating acceleration of everyday life in Western Europe. This is where the origin of our modern, media age lies, which also completely changes the spatial and temporal ways of perception. Thus, automobiles, aeroplanes, and X-rays open up new viewpoints and dynamic perspectives on the world.

The increasingly popular cinema, with its surprising visual possibilities, expands the horizon of perception and becomes an inspiration for the painting avant-garde. In the work history of the young Braque, who is an enthusiastic cinema-goer and is inspired by the new techniques of film, the events of the time appear focused like in a burning glass.

The book follows this fascination and places Braque's artistic phases in the historical context.