Juan Gris

1887–1927

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Biography

José Victoriano (Carmelo Carlos) González-Pérez (23 March 1887 – 11 May 1927), better known as Juan Gris (Spanish: [ˈxwan ˈɡɾis]; French: [gʀi]), was a Spanish painter born in Madrid who lived and worked in France most of his life. Closely connected to the innovative artistic genre Cubism, his works are among the movement's most distinctive.

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Artworks

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Juan Gris Bottle of Rum and Newspaper

1913–14

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Juan Gris The Sunblind

1914
Juan Gris Still Life with Guitar

1924
Juan Gris Overlooking the Bay

1921
Juan Gris Pierrot with Book

1924

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Juan Gris Violin and Fruit-Dish

1924
Juan Gris Guitar and Music Book

1923
Juan Gris Bowl of Fruit

1924

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Features

Analytical cubism

The term analytical cubism describes the early phase of cubism, generally considered to run from 1908–12, characterised by a fragmentary …
Chalk

Chalk is a soft powdery white or off-white writing or drawing material in crayon form, generally used on a blackboard …
Synthetic cubism

Synthetic cubism is the later phase of cubism, generally considered to run from about 1912 to 1914, characterised by simpler …
Purism

Purism was a movement formed around 1918 which proposed a kind of painting in which objects are represented as powerful …
Cubism

Cubism was a revolutionary new approach to representing reality invented in around 1907–08 by artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. …