Jug and Bottle (Primary Title)
untitled (Beer Mug and Bottle) (Former Title)
Juan Gris, Spanish, 1887 - 1927 (Artist)
Gris was born in Spain but spent most of his short artistic career in France. He made his first Cubist paintings in 1911 and became one of Cubism’s greatest exponents. A logical and rigorous sense of composition defines his style. This refined rendering of a humble still life strikes a balance between abstraction and legibility. Even as the squat jug and slender bottle at the center of the composition are broken into individually shaded planes, they retain a sense of forceful solidity. Their angular surfaces echo the geometric design that fills the shallow surrounding space.
Signed and dated lower right, Juan Gris 1911
T. Catesby Jones Collection
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