Stillleben mit karierter Tischdecke
1915
Juan Gris, often dubbed the 'third musketeer' of Cubism alongside Picasso and Braque, brings a mathematical precision to this chaotic-looking table setting. Painted in 1915, the piece bursts with the vibrant, flattened geometry of Synthetic Cubism, moving away from the muted tones of earlier styles. You can spot a bowl of green grapes, a bottle, and a copy of Le Journal scattered across a dizzying checkered tablecloth that seems to fold in on itself. Gris reconstructs reality like a visual puzzle, using bold patterns and intersecting planes to show multiple viewpoints at once, proving that a still life doesn't have to sit still.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Material
- Canvas
Location: Centre Pompidou, Paris
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