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Juan Gris

Spanish artist (1887–1927)
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Juan Gris
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Summary

Juan Gris was born on March 23, 1887[1], in Madrid[2]. He died on May 11, 1927[3], in Boulogne-Billancourt[4]. He worked as a painter[5], sculptor[6], draftsperson[7], illustrator[8], and architectural drafter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,489 views/month, #7,134 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Paris[11]
  • Date of birth: January 1, 1887[12]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1927[13]
  • Place of burial: Cimetière de l'Ouest[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Spain[15]
  • Occupation: scenographer[16], printmaker[17], visual artist[18], artist[19]
  • Field of work: painting[20], visual arts[21], art of sculpture[22], cubism[23]
  • Notable work: Carafe and Book[24], Portrait of Pablo Picasso[25], The Bottle of Anís del Mono[26], The Blue Carpet[27]
  • Influenced by: Henri Matisse[28], Pablo Picasso[29]
  • Sex or gender: male[30]
  • Movement: cubism[31]
  • Genre: analytical cubism[32], still life[33], abstract art[34], figurative art[35], portrait[36]
  • Commons category: Juan Gris[37]
  • Cause of death: kidney failure[38]
  • Family name: Gris[39]
  • Given name: Juan[40], Juan-José[41], Q132396004[42]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Juan Gris[43]
  • Work location: Boulogne-Billancourt[44], Paris[45], Madrid[46]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[47]
  • Depicted by: Juan Gris (1887–1927)[48]
  • Participant in: documenta[49], Documenta II[50]

Why It Matters

Juan Gris has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

He has been cited as an influence by Patrick Caulfield[53], a painter[54], 1936–2005[55], of United Kingdom[56], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[57], specialised in contemporary art[58] and Gabriel Robin[59], a painter[60], 1902–1970[61], of France[62].

FAQs

Where was Juan Gris born?

Juan Gris's place of birth was Madrid[2].

Where did Juan Gris die?

Juan Gris passed away in Boulogne-Billancourt[4].

What did Juan Gris do for work?

Juan Gris worked as a painter[5], sculptor[6], draftsperson[7], illustrator[8], and architectural drafter[9].

Who did Juan Gris influence?

Juan Gris has been cited as an influence by Patrick Caulfield[53] and Gabriel Robin[59].

Related Entities

Brooklyn Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Denver Art Museum Detroit Institute of Arts Hamburger Kunsthalle Henri Matisse Israel Museum Kröller-Müller Museum Kunsthaus Zürich Los Angeles County Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Moderna Museet Musée d'art moderne de Paris Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Museum of Modern Art Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya National Gallery National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Australia National Gallery of Ireland Neue Nationalgalerie Pablo Picasso San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Spain Statens Museum for Kunst Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum visual arts

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . datos.gob.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . vanabbemuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [31] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
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  22. [33] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  23. [34] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  24. [35] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  25. [36] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  26. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [12] ↑ . Autoritats UB. datos.gob.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [13] ↑ . Autoritats UB. datos.gob.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [39] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  33. [40] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [41] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  35. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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