How did Georges Braque make his white drawings on black plaster plaques?

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Georges Braque Braque, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1956

In 1931, the French artist Georges Braque began creating a series of white drawings by incising them into plaster plaques that had been painted black. This technique was designed to be reminiscent of the aesthetic found in ancient Greek pottery designs.1