Where can you see Juan Gris in Madrid?

At the Museo Reina Sofía: Portrait of Josette. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

What is Juan Gris's most famous work in Madrid?

Portrait of Josette, of 1916, at the Museo Reina Sofía. His companion Josette seated in a chair, built of interlocking planes of grey, black and white.

When and where was Juan Gris born?

On 23 March 1887, at Madrid, Spain. Juan Gris died on 11 May 1927, at Boulogne-Billancourt, France, aged about 40.

What is Juan Gris known for?

Born José Victoriano González in Madrid. Lived at the Bateau-Lavoir in Paris, beside Picasso. Died at forty. Juan Gris was a Spanish painter, of Cubism.

Painter, 1887 to 1927

Juan Gris

Juan Gris was born in Madrid and left it at nineteen for Paris, where he became, with Picasso and Braque, one of the three great Cubists. The Reina Sofía has him in his own city.

Born: 1887, Madrid, Spain
Died: 1927, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Movement: Cubism
In Madrid: 1 work in 1 museum

Where to see Juan Gris in Madrid

Each work with the museum it hangs in. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

Museo Reina Sofía1 work

Portrait of Josette
1916
His companion Josette seated in a chair, built of interlocking planes of grey, black and white.

The life of Juan Gris

José Victoriano González was born in Madrid in 1887 and studied engineering there before turning to painting. In 1905 he took the name Juan Gris, and in 1906 he sold everything he had and went to Paris, where he lived at the Bateau-Lavoir, beside Picasso.

His Cubism was the most orderly of all, built up of flat, clear planes. He died in France in 1927, at forty.

What to know

Born José Victoriano González in Madrid
Lived at the Bateau-Lavoir in Paris, beside Picasso
Died at forty

Born: 23 March 1887, Madrid, Spain
Died: 11 May 1927, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Juan Gris: common questions

Where can you see Juan Gris in Madrid?: At the Museo Reina Sofía: Portrait of Josette. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.
What is Juan Gris's most famous work in Madrid?: Portrait of Josette, of 1916, at the Museo Reina Sofía. His companion Josette seated in a chair, built of interlocking planes of grey, black and white.
When and where was Juan Gris born?: On 23 March 1887, at Madrid, Spain. Juan Gris died on 11 May 1927, at Boulogne-Billancourt, France, aged about 40.
What is Juan Gris known for?: Born José Victoriano González in Madrid. Lived at the Bateau-Lavoir in Paris, beside Picasso. Died at forty. Juan Gris was a Spanish painter, of Cubism.