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“Gris gave Cubism its diagram — ochre and slate blue locked into planes that read as light hitting a guitar.”

Juan Gris

Painter · Cubism · 1887–1927

Spanish Cubist whose still lifes brought ochre, slate blue, and burnt orange into a rigorous, light-filled architecture.

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“Gris gave Cubism its diagram — ochre and slate blue locked into planes that read as light hitting a guitar.”

Spanish Cubist whose still lifes brought ochre, slate blue, and burnt orange into a rigorous, light-filled architecture.

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