Brian Shields, was a Liverpool-born English painter, he acquired the nickname "Braaq" in his school days — on account of his artistic talent he was nicknamed "Braque" after Georges Braque, of which nationality, was a major 20th-century painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor?
Braaq Brian Shields (1951–1997) was a Liverpool-born English painter. He is best known for painting industrial scenes of northern Britain. He acquired the nickname "Braaq" in his school days — on account of his artistic talent he was nicknamed "Braque" after the French artist Georges Braque.
Francis Picabia Francis Picabia (] ; born Francis-Marie Martinez de Picabia, 22January 1879 – 30November 1953) was a French avant-garde painter, poet and typographist. After experimenting with Impressionism and Pointillism, Picabia became associated with Cubism. His highly abstract planar compositions were colourful and rich in contrasts. He was one of the early major figures of the Dada movement in the United States and in France. He was later briefly associated with Surrealism, but would soon turn his back on the art establishment.