Juan Gris
Juan Gris (23 March 1887 – 11 May 1927) was a Spanish artist associated with Cubism. He was born in Madrid and spent most of his later life in Paris, after moving there in 1906.[1]
Career
Gris trained in mechanical drawing and painting in Madrid and contributed illustrations to periodicals. In Paris he knew Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and Fernand Léger. He developed his own Cubist style and began exhibiting in 1912; his first major solo exhibition followed in 1919.[1]
His Le Petit Déjeuner (1915) combines breakfast objects with the view through an open window.[2] Alongside painting, he designed ballet sets and costumes, beginning in 1922. He also wrote and lectured about art. He died at Boulogne-sur-Seine, near Paris, in 1927.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Peggy Guggenheim Collection. “Juan Gris”. Artist biography. Accessed 9 October 2026.
- ↑ Centre Pompidou. Le petit Déjeuner. Collection record AM 2678 P.