 JUAN GRISJosé Victoriano González Pérez Madrid 1887 - Boulogne-sur-Seine 1927 Portrait |
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| VIOLIN AND GUITAR
(1913) (Violín y Guitarra) Oil on canvas. (81 x 60 cm) Reina Sofía National Museum In 1913, after spending a few years in Paris, Juan Gris experienced an evolution in his painting. His dedication was already exclusive and his illustrative activity almost finished. In this still life we can see the treatment of the planes, interlaced with lines (not only with colors) which join with the other subjects: wall, tablecloth,... The cubist forms of the guitar and the violin unify these subjects harmoniously with the other elements of the composition. |
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| PORTRAIT OF JOSETTE
(1916) (Retrato de Josette) Oil on wood. (116 x 73 cm.) Reina Sofía National Museum There are not only lines and colors as ways to identify planes but textures and forms of the depicted subjects. Each one has its shape and is in the same plane, perfectly identified and placed in space. |
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| STILL LIFE IN FRONT OF THE CUPBOARD
(1920) (Nature Morte Devant l´Armoire) Oil on canvas. (60,5 x 45 cm.) Reina Sofía National Museum There are not only lines and colours as ways to identify planes but textures and forms of the depicted elements. Each one has his shape and is in the same plane, perfectly identified and placed in space. |
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| GUITAR AT THE SEA (1925) (Guitarra ante el Mar) Oil on canvas. (53 x 64 cm.) Reina Sofía National Museum The painter began a new period and his paintings were purchased and appreciated in the art world. He simplified objects, covering a variety of themes. But it's obvious that he continued with his peculiar point of view about cubism, with figurative objects that could be easily identified. This classic contribution is perhaps the most outstanding innovation of Juan Gris' work. |
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| THE SINGER(1926) (La Chanteuse) Oil on canvas. (92 x 65 cm.) Reina Sofía National Museum Once he had dominated the sythesis and simplification of his work´s components, Juan Gris attempted to study the human figure in the same manner in his last works. In this piece we see the artist´s traditional resources: texture of the wood and figurative description of the components. |
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| WOMAN WITH A BASKET(1927) (La Mujer del Cesto) Oil on canvas. (92 x 73 cm.) Private colletion. One of the best known of the artist´s works. His precarious state of health possibly influenced the cold use of lines in the drawing, but which is justified through his eagerness to synthesize the represented elements. This is possibly the last of the artist from Madrid´s works, who was to die shortly afterwards without being able to develop all his art. |
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