Juan Gris, Trailblazer

Result EUR2,170,000

Published on 08 January 2021, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 21 December 2020 - 14:00 (CET) - 34, avenue Matignon - 75008 Paris

This painting features all of the Cubist master’s qualities and boasts a noteworthy provenance: it belonged to Léonce Rosenberg.

Juan Gris (1887-1927), Compotier et verre (Fruit Bowl and Glass), 1916, oil on panel,... Juan Gris, Trailblazer

Juan Gris (1887-1927), Compotier et verre (Fruit Bowl and Glass), 1916, oil on panel, 61 x 38 cm (24.01 x 14.96 in).
Result: €2,170,000

Featured on the cover of La Gazette 44, dated December 11, this harmonious, well-structured still life, Compotier et verre ( Fruit Bowl and Glass ) fetched €2,170,000. Painted by Juan Gris (1887-1927) in 1916 during the First World War, the painting…

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