Juan Gris

(1887–1927) spansk-fransk målare

Juan Gris (Spain, 1887–1927) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Juan Gris belongs to the chapter ‘The interwar years’ in this site’s history of art.

Juan Gris was born in Madrid and died in Boulogne-Billancourt. Juan Gris worked in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, and Madrid. Wikidata associates Juan Gris with cubism.

The best-known works include ‘Carafe and Book’, ‘Portrait of Pablo Picasso’, ‘The Bottle of Anís del Mono’, and ‘The Blue Carpet’. The works belong mainly to the genres analytical cubism, still life, and abstract art. The catalogue has 204 works by Juan Gris with free images. The dated works span the years 1908–1926. Works by Juan Gris are held by several collections, among them Museo Reina Sofía, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Kröller-Müller Museum, and Kunstmuseum Basel. Wikidata links 34 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The avant-garde’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Manolita Piña, Lorenzo Aguirre Sánchez, José Gutiérrez Solana, Néstor Martín Fernández de la Torre, and István Farkas.

• The interwar years
• The Bottle of Anís del Mono