A Street in Montmartre
1911
Before becoming a Cubist master, Juan Gris worked as a satirical cartoonist in Paris, and you can see that playful, illustrative style in this 1911 sketch of a Montmartre street. Instead of the shattered geometric shapes he's famous for, we get fluffy, cloud-like trees and cozy, hatched buildings framing a quiet conversation between two figures—one of whom looks like an artist carrying a portfolio. It’s a charming glimpse of the artist’s softer side, created right around the time he was transitioning into the radical art movement that would define his career alongside Picasso and Braque.
- Technique
- Pen and ink with watercolor wash
- Material
- Paper
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