Houses at L’Estaque
Georges Braque, Cubism, 1908
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The rooftops at L’Estaque tilt into a faceted hillside. Cézanne is still audible; Cubism is about to speak in its own voice. Matisse, seeing related work, is said to have spoken of ‘little cubes’ — a nickname that stuck for the wrong reason.
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