Juan Gris Painter and Sculptor

A Brief Bio Juan Gris was born on March 23, 1887 in Madrid, Spain He studied drawing at la Escuela de Artes y Manufacturas in Madrid and studied painting under artist José Maria Carbonero Gris moved to Paris in 1906 and began to paint seriously in 1910 While starting out in Paris, he made a living creating cartoons for a local newspaper He painted in the styles of Cubism and Synthetic Cubism Gris died in Paris on May 11, 1927

Fun Facts Real name: José Victoriano González-Pérez He was the 13th child born (out of 14) to Gregorio González and Isabel Pérez He had terrible asthma – he died from an acute asthma attack at age 40 He and his wife Josette had 1 son, Georges In addition to painting and sculpting, he also designed ballet sets and costumes for Sergei Diaghilev Before 2005, a Gris painting sold for more than $69,000,000

Style of Art Synthetic Cubism – is characterized by rigorously geometrical compositions in which fragmented objects and sharp-edged planes are articulated with maximum clarity Juan Gris began painting in gray tones and then changed to a colorist style with collages – incorporating decorative or printed paper into pictures

Famous Works of Art Guitar on a Chair Violin and Glass

Portrait of Pablo Picasso Famous Works of Art The Bullfighter Portrait of Pablo Picasso

I consider that the architectural element in painting is mathematic, the abstract side; I want to humanize it. Juan Gris