Still Life with a Guitar
Juan Gris Β· 1913
Why it's great
A guitar, a glass and a few fruit are tucked into bright blocks of yellow, orange, blue and green in this 1913 painting by Juan Gris, who said that Cubism was like building a picture from pieces.
Where to see it
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Hang it on your wall
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Juan Gris was a Spanish painter born in Madrid in 1887. He moved to Paris in 1906, became a friend of Picasso and one of the leading Cubists, painting clear and colorful still lifes. He died in Paris in 1927 at the age of 40.





