Natureza morta com toalha de mesa xadrez

Juan Gris

1915

Natureza morta com toalha de mesa xadrez by Juan Gris, 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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