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Portrait of Picasso

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Oil on canvas by Juan Gris (1912). A Cubist portrait of Pablo Picasso — Gris's neighbor at the Bateau-Lavoir — combining precise geometric faceting with a recognizable likeness. One of the most famous portraits within the Cubist movement. Art Institute of Chicago.

Scholarly Significance

Iconic Cubist portraiture; Gris's tribute to his neighbor Picasso from inside the Cubist movement; anchor for Juan Gris node.

Notes

·Painted at the Bateau-Lavoir, Montmartre — the same building where Picasso worked.
·The title 'Hommage à Pablo Picasso' was used at the 1912 Salon des Indépendants.
·Gris's 'deductive' approach — starting from the flat canvas rectangle and building the figure — is evident in the geometric precision.
·Picasso is identifiable: the dark hair, the palette with brushes, the formal dress.
·The painting is a declaration of Cubist solidarity from the movement's junior member to its founder.