ISSUE 12

ABOUT THE ART

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Coffee Grinder and Glass (1915)

by Juan Gris (1887-1927)

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Please find a description of the painting, exhibition history, gallery label, and more on the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art website.

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Born in Madrid, Juan Gris drew on his engineering and mechanical drawing studies to infuse his art with mathematical precision. He moved to Paris in 1906, where he became a friend and protégé of Pablo Picasso. Gris is a celebrated figure in Cubism and was arguably the movement's most dedicated theorist until his untimely death from kidney failure at the age of 40.​​ "Coffee Grinder and Glass" is an example of Synthetic Cubism. 

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