Self-Portrait No. 1
Juan Gris (José Victoriano González Pérez), Spanish, 1887 - 1927
Date:
1909-1910Medium:
Charcoal on cream laid paperDimensions:
Sheet: 18 7/8 x 12 7/16 inches (47.9 x 31.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
2007-46-7Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of The Judith Rothschild Foundation, 2007
1909-1910Medium:
Charcoal on cream laid paperDimensions:
Sheet: 18 7/8 x 12 7/16 inches (47.9 x 31.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2007-46-7Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of The Judith Rothschild Foundation, 2007
Label:
In this dusky, youthful self-portrait, Juan Gris presents himself as an alert, dignified subject. His eyes gaze piercingly from deep within the fleshy, heavily modeled contours of his face. Created on the cusp of his transition to a Cubist style, Gris skillfully partitions areas of light and shadow into abstract shapes that appear in the shading of the brow and the highlights beneath the left eye and the chin.
In this dusky, youthful self-portrait, Juan Gris presents himself as an alert, dignified subject. His eyes gaze piercingly from deep within the fleshy, heavily modeled contours of his face. Created on the cusp of his transition to a Cubist style, Gris skillfully partitions areas of light and shadow into abstract shapes that appear in the shading of the brow and the highlights beneath the left eye and the chin.