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Juan Gris
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Juan Gris
- LE VAPORISATEUR
- Charcoal on paper
- 18 7/8 by 12 1/2 in.
- 48 by 32 cm
Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Georges González Gris, Paris
Private Collection, New York
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Sale: Artcurial Briest, Paris, June 7, 2004, lot 7
Georges González Gris, Paris
Private Collection, New York
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Sale: Artcurial Briest, Paris, June 7, 2004, lot 7
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Louise Leiris, Juan Gris, 100 Oeuvres sur Papier, 1909-1926, 2001-02, no. 22
Literature
Juan Antonio Gaya-Nuño, Juan Gris, Barcelona, 1974, no. 228, illustrated p. 208
Catalogue Note
Executed circa 1910-11, the present drawing is one of Gris' first analytic Cubist compositions. This work is one of several still-lifes that depict bottles, pitchers and jugs with particular attention to the geometric components of each object. The draftsmanship in these drawings is precise; Gris emphasizes and exaggerates the contours of the otherwise smooth forms. Here though, Gris retains the realistic detail of the objects in his composition, hinting at the stylistic preoccupations that would dominate his work in the months to come.