 “A comparison of the works of Picasso and Braque during 1908 reveals that the effect of his encounter with Picasso was more to accelerate and intensify Braque’s exploration of Cézanne’s ideas, rather than to divert his thinking in any essential way.” Braque's essential subject is the ordinary objects he has known practically forever.Picasso celebrates animation, while Braque celebrates contemplation.Thus, the invention of Cubism was a joint effort between Picasso and Braque, then residents of Montmartre, Paris.