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| − | '''José Victoriano González''' known as ''' Juan Gris''' (1887 - 1927), was | + | '''José Victoriano González''' known as ''' Juan Gris''' (1887 - 1927), was an Spanish [[cubism|cubist]] painter. His works are mainly [[portraits]], still-life oils, and collages, composed of simple forms. Gris was an important pioneer in synthetic cubism. |
:: ''In 1906 Gris settled in Paris and, with [[Pablo Picasso]] and [[Georges Braque]], became a leading exponent of synthetic cubism , as seen in ''Homage to Picasso'', (1912).'' [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-GrisJuan.html] | :: ''In 1906 Gris settled in Paris and, with [[Pablo Picasso]] and [[Georges Braque]], became a leading exponent of synthetic cubism , as seen in ''Homage to Picasso'', (1912).'' [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-GrisJuan.html] | ||
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*[http://jasonkaufman.com/articles/juan_gris_cubisms_great_theorist.htm Juan Gris: The Cubist Intellectual] | *[http://jasonkaufman.com/articles/juan_gris_cubisms_great_theorist.htm Juan Gris: The Cubist Intellectual] | ||
| − | + | *[http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Juan_Gris.aspx#1E1-Gris-Jua Juan Gris] The Columbia Encyclopedia. | |
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Revision as of 22:30, December 2, 2009
José Victoriano González known as Juan Gris (1887 - 1927), was an Spanish cubist painter. His works are mainly portraits, still-life oils, and collages, composed of simple forms. Gris was an important pioneer in synthetic cubism.
- In 1906 Gris settled in Paris and, with Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, became a leading exponent of synthetic cubism , as seen in Homage to Picasso, (1912). [1]
Gris died at age 40. Gertrude Stein said that for him still-life was a religion.
See also
External links
- Juan Gris: The Cubist Intellectual
- Juan Gris The Columbia Encyclopedia.