Why did Georges Braque receive retrospective exhibitions at the Louvre and other museums?

Georges Braque received important retrospective exhibitions, including at the Louvre, during the final years of his life as a result of his status as a celebrated master of 20th-century art.1

As one of the primary revolutionaries of modern art, Braque is recognized for his pivotal role in developing Cubism alongside Pablo Picasso. Throughout his career, he moved through various influential phases—from his early work with the Fauves to the radical geometric innovations of Analytical Cubism and the introduction of papier collé—establishing a legacy of robust, meditative still-life painting that significantly shaped the trajectory of modern art history.213