Carafe, Glass, and Packet of Tobacco (Primary Title)
Juan Gris, Spanish, 1887 - 1927 (Artist)
A variety of paper fragments, pasted in concentric spirals, covers the canvas of this mixed-media composition. The image includes a diagonally angled glass in the upper left and another glass, perhaps a beer mug or carafe, standing upright near the center. Charcoal outlines render these transparent objects visible against the imitation wood grain and paper fragments, and white gouache indicates reflected light on their surfaces. Two pieces of actual tobacco packaging represent the packetof tobacco at the upper right. This interplay of diverse materials gives the image its visual and intellectual excitement.
inscribed and/or signed on back at top, Juan Gris
T. Catesby Jones Collection
Forms, Illusion, and Mirage: The Cubist Still Lives of Juan Gris, Dallas Museum of Art, March 14 - July 25, 2021; Baltimore Museum of Art, September 12, 2021 - January 9, 2022.
Matisse, Picasso, and Modern Art in Paris: The T. Catesby Jones Collections at VMFA and the University of Virginia Art Museum, VMFA Statewide Exhibition, UVA, Charlottesville, January 30 - April 24, 2009; Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, August 15 - November 29, 2009; William King Regional Art Center, Abingdon, December 11, 2009 - February 21, 2010; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, May 1 – August 15, 2010
Salas Pablo Ruiz Picasso: Juan Gris, 1887-1927, Ministerio de Cultura, Madrid, September 20 - November 24, 1985
Selections from the T. Catesby Jones Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, November 15 - December 29, 1974
Modern French Painting, Norfolk Museum, March 1 - March 26, 1958; Mary Baldwin College, April 9 - April 19, 1958
Lynchburg Art Center, March 26 - April 16, 1954
Hollins College, December 1952; University of Virginia, January 1953; Mary Washington College, May 1953
Picture of the Month, Sweetbriar College, May 1952
The Work of Juan Gris, Cincinnati Modern Art Society, April 30 - May 31, 1948
Matisse, Picasso, and Modern Art in Paris: The T. Catesby Jones Collections at VMFA and the University of Virginia Art Museum, VMFA Statewide Exhibition, UVA, Charlottesville, January 30 - April 24, 2009; Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, August 15 - November 29, 2009; William King Regional Art Center, Abingdon, December 11, 2009 - February 21, 2010; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, May 1 – August 15, 2010
Salas Pablo Ruiz Picasso: Juan Gris, 1887-1927, Ministerio de Cultura, Madrid, September 20 - November 24, 1985
Selections from the T. Catesby Jones Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, November 15 - December 29, 1974
Modern French Painting, Norfolk Museum, March 1 - March 26, 1958; Mary Baldwin College, April 9 - April 19, 1958
Lynchburg Art Center, March 26 - April 16, 1954
Hollins College, December 1952; University of Virginia, January 1953; Mary Washington College, May 1953
Picture of the Month, Sweetbriar College, May 1952
The Work of Juan Gris, Cincinnati Modern Art Society, April 30 - May 31, 1948
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