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Juan Gris
Sign in to saveAlso known as José Victoriano Carmelo Carlos González-Pérez, Juan Gris José Victoriano González Pérez, José Victoriano Carmelo Carlos González Pérez, José Victoriano González Pérez, José Victoriano González, José Vittoriano González, Juan-José Victoriano González Gris, Joan Gris
Spanish artist (1887–1927)
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Juan Gris, born José Victoriano González-Pérez in Madrid, was a Spanish painter, sculptor, draftsperson, and illustrator. He worked in the fields of painting, visual arts, and sculpture, primarily associated with the cubism movement. His artistic output included analytical cubism, still life, abstract art, and figurative art. Gris contributed to the creative work *Blanco y Negro* and is known for notable works such as *The Bottle of Anís del Mono*. He was influenced by Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso.
Gris participated in documenta, Documenta II, and Documenta III. His works are held in the collections of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He lived and worked in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, and Madrid. Speaking Spanish, Catalan, and French, he died in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, on May 11, 1927, due to kidney failure.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Juan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Madrid
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Participant in
- Documenta III
- Field of work
- cubism
- Genre
- portrait
- Movement
- cubism
- Image
- Juan Gris (1887–1927) MET DT2533.jpg
- Work location
- Madrid
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- Commons category
- Juan Gris
- date of death
- 1927-01-01
- date of birth
- 1887-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Juan Gris
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- name in native language
- Juan Gris
- contributed to creative work
- Blanco y Negro
- has works in the collection
- Sprengel Museum
- birth name
- José Victoriano González-Pérez
- influenced by
- Pablo Picasso
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Works in European collections
21 objects attributed to Juan Gris, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
José Victoriano González-Pérez (23 March 1887 – 11 May 1927), better known as Juan Gris ( Spanish: [ˈxwaŋ ˈɡɾis]; French: [gʀi]), was a Spanish painter born in Madrid who lived and worked in France for most of his active period. Closely connected to the innovative artistic genre Cubism, his works are among the movement's most distinctive.
Life
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