Juan Gris

Juan Gris
Gris in 1922
(photograph by Man Ray)
Born
José Victoriano González-Pérez

(1887-03-23)23 March 1887
Madrid, Spain
Died11 May 1927(1927-05-11) (aged 40)
Boulogne-sur-Seine, Paris, France
Known forPainting, drawing
MovementCubism
SpouseLucie Belin

José Victoriano González-Pérez (23 March 1887 – 11 May 1927),[1] 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.

  1. ^ Jiménez-Blanco, María Dolores. "José Victoriano González Pérez". Diccionario biográfico España (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia.