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Flowers

Juan Gris Spanish
Paris, spring–summer 1914
Not on view
Gris’s collages often hint at narrative scenarios, the wallpapers and other elements acting as clues for the viewer. In Flowers, the combination of the “masculine” pipe and the “feminine” bouquet (formed from different flowery papers, including Leroy’s daffodil pattern, displayed below), along with the wine and coffee, imply a lovers’ meeting. The hand-painted midnight blue surround and the faux marble wallpaper underline the erotic atmosphere. (The Leroy sample shown below is printed in a different colorway.) American author Gertrude Stein, who befriended Gris in Paris, acquired Flowers soon after it was created in spring 1914.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Flowers
  • Artist: Juan Gris (Spanish, Madrid 1887–1927 Boulogne-sur-Seine)
  • Date: Paris, spring–summer 1914
  • Medium: Cut printed and painted papers with black crayon, black, blue and white matte opaque paints on canvas, mounted to a honeycomb panel
  • Dimensions: 21 3/4 × 18 1/4 in. (55.2 × 46.4 cm)
  • Classification: Works on Paper
  • Credit Line: Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection, Gift of Leonard A. Lauder, 2021
  • Object Number: 2021.395.3
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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The Musician’s Table, Juan Gris Spanish, Conté crayon, wax crayon, gouache, cut-and-pasted printed wallpaper, blue and white laid papers, transparentized paper, newspaper, and brown wrapping paper; selectively varnished on canvas
The Musician’s Table
Juan Gris
1914
Rapier, Steel, silver, blade, Spanish
Rapier
blade, Spanish
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Book and Glass, Juan Gris Spanish, Cut printed and painted papers, blue paper and tracing paper, with black and blue-green crayon, charcoal and and black oil paint on canvas, mounted to a honeycomb panel
Book and Glass
Juan Gris
Paris, spring 1914
Pears and Grapes on a Table, Juan Gris Spanish, Oil on canvas
Pears and Grapes on a Table
Juan Gris
Céret, autumn 1913
Rapier, Steel, Spanish
Rapier
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