Retrato picasso juan gris biography

The Portrait of Pablo Picasso () by Juan Gris is considered one of the finest portraits of the cubist art movement.

The portrait depicts Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, who founded Cubism together with Georges Braque. Picasso was a defining figure in Gris’s artistic development, and the painting honors him as a mentor.

In , Gris moved to Paris and settled in the Montmartre neighborhood. Soon after, he met Picasso, who introduced him to the leading painters, poets, and critics of the new generation like Braque, Guillaume Apollinaire, Max Jacob, Maurice Raynal, and Pierre Reverdy.

Retrato picasso juan gris biography

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In his first years in Paris, Gris worked as a graphic artist, drawing illustrations for various political and satirical magazines. Influenced by his environment, he began to paint seriously in , and the following year he decided to fully devote his time to painting.

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