How did Braque's L'Estaque landscapes signal the move from Fauvism to Cubism?

[ElizabethW]

I’ve been trying to understand the shift in early 20th century painting from Fauvism to Cubism, but I keep getting stuck on Braque. His 1908 landscapes at L’Estaque seem to be the turning point where structure completely overtook expressive color. I’m just not sure if that moment should be seen as the definitive break or if it was more of a gradual transition he was exploring with Picasso.

[Edward.H]

Braque’s L’Estaque canvases from 1908 always struck me as the moment the color pool drained and the planes took over, but it doesn’t feel like a snap cut so much as a chisel stroke that keeps a memory of painterly touch. It reads as a move toward structure rather than a complete sever.

[Mia20]

It seems like the shift is a long conversation with Picasso where both sides nudge color and form in parallel, sometimes crossing over and sometimes retreating.

[Eleanor.R]

A lot of the attempts I’ve seen in copies feel labored to me, like the surface veil of Fauvism is being peeled back but the underlying habit of exuberant color still shows up on the edge of a plane or in a reflected light.

[Mia32]

Do you think the 'definitive break' label is more about art-history games than the painters' own aims?