| José Victoriano (Carmelo Carlos) González-Pérez (March 23, 1887 May 11, 1927), better known as Juan Gris was a Spanish painter and sculptor who lived and worked in France most of his life. His works, which are closely connected to an innovative artistic genreCubismare among the movement's most distinctive. Born in Madrid, Gris studied mechanical drawing at the Escuela de Artes y Manufacturas in Madrid from 1902 to 1904, during which time he contributed drawings to local periodicals. From 1904 to 1905, he studied painting with the academic artist José Maria Carbonero. It was in 1905 that José González adopted the more distinctive name Juan Gris. |
