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Introduction
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.
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Q151152
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Introduction
Gris specialized in mathematics, physics and engineering at the Escuela de Artes y Manufacturas in Madrid before studying painting and moving to Paris. He was active as an artist primarily in France. He is remembered as one of the leading Cubist painters. He had an independent and distinctive approach to Cubism that was influential to later practitioners and theoreticians. Comment on works: abstract
Nationalities
Spanish, French
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Manufacturer, Writer, Art Theorist, Engraver, Lithographer, Cartoonist, Poet, Collagist, Illustrator, Still Life Artist, Painter, Sculptor
Names
Juan Gris, Joan Gris, Juan-José Victoriano González Gris, José Vittoriano Gonzales, José Victoriano Carmelo Carlos González Pérez, José Victoriano González Pérez, José Victoriano González, José Vittoriano González, José Gonzales, José Victoriano Gonzalez, José Victoriano Gonzáles Pérez, Gris
Ulan
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Works

27 works online

Exhibitions

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Publications

  • MoMA Highlights: 375 Works from The Museum of Modern Art Introduction by Glenn D. Lowry, 2019 Flexibound, 408 pages
  • MoMA Now: Highlights from The Museum of Modern Art—Ninetieth Anniversary Edition Introduction by Glenn D. Lowry, 2019 Hardcover, 424 pages
  • Juan Gris James Thrall Soby, 1958 Exhibition catalogue, Clothbound, pages
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