"Guitar on a Table," Juan Gris, 1915.

I've talked about Juan Gris, my favorite Cubist, before, so I won't go into his story again. But I love his clean lines and his ability to be Cubist while still making his objects discernable.

Here he's got a guitar (a frequent motif in his work) against sheet music on a tabletop...but the guitar has only five strings, and the music is missing a line from the staff. He's letting us know what they are without being a slave to naturalism, which I respect.

Gris was a champion of "Crystal Cubism" and did many paintings I admire...and I usually don't like Cubism! There's just something about his firm vision and ability to render an object while still toying with perspective that I really like.

From the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands.

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Woman with Debris, after Picasso — Testament I

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Roundism – 2017-05-02

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Darja Collin – 2026-05-19

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Pitt Graphite Matt pencil (Faber-Castell, 14B) drawing on Talens Bristol paper (24 x 31 x 0.1 cm)
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"Guitar in Front of the Sea," Juan Gris, 1925.

As I've said before, I don't care much for Cubism, except for Juan Gris' style.

Spaniard Gris (1887-1927) started off as an illustrator and cartoonist, but moved to Paris and plunged himself into the avant-garde art world. He became a passionate Cubist, and in my view the best, as he practiced "Crystal Cubism" where he broke down things to their component shapes, but kept them still recognizable. His remarkably clean lines appeal to me.

The guitar here is two intersecting triangles with a rectangle thrust in it...the newspaper is two trapezoids together...the sea is some white lines on blue with a plain white triangle indicating a sailboat. We also have sheet music, a pear, and what may be the Ace of Diamonds....and while they're all distinctly Cubist, you still easily recognize them.

Poor health meant he died young and never moved to another style. As some critics have said, he's the purest Cubist of the lot.

From the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid.

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By breaking down the body into geometric fragments, the cubist style perfectly captures the lived reality of Palestinians and the core message of this narrative. It fully illuminates the psychological experience of the occupation and its effects on Palestinians as a whole. The visual tension caused by cubism showcases the urgency of the situation at hand.

Where Rounds Drift – 28-04-26

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Pastel drawing on Canson Mi-Teintes Touch paper (63 x 47 x 0.1 cm)
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