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'''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. | '''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. | ||
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Gris died at age 40. [[Gertrude Stein]] said that for him ''still-life was a religion''. | Gris died at age 40. [[Gertrude Stein]] said that for him ''still-life was a religion''. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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Revision as of 03:19, February 26, 2010
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.