Juan Gris

1887 - 1927

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

movement: Cubism

genre: analytical cubism, still life, abstract art, figurative art, portrait

country of citizenship: Spain

languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish, Catalan, French

occupation: painter, sculptor, drawer, illustrator, architectural draftsperson, scenographer, printmaker, visual artist

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. Source: Wikipedia (en)