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Juan Gris Hardcover – January 1, 1992

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    German
  2. Publisher
    Verlag Gerd Hatje
  3. Publication date
    January 1, 1992
  4. ISBN-10
    3775703896
  5. ISBN-13
    978-3775703895
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Verlag Gerd Hatje; First German Edition (January 1, 1992)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ German
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3775703896
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3775703895
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.13 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Gwendolyn
5.0 out of 5 stars received in new condition
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2021
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like this book...received in new condition
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Reich Claude
4.0 out of 5 stars Juan Gris, the purist
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2008
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Given the dearth of Juan Gris books, this is by far the best option, even though it is a 15 year-old catalogue (Whitechapel Art Gallery in London and Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, the Netherlands). The quality of the many illustrations (most in color) and the seriousness of the text (written by leading authorities on the painter)which follows a chronological order as well as distinguishes some important themes (Gris's objects, for instance)do justice to this most important of artists, the most purist of the Cubists, who was admired (an admiration mixed with jealousy, though) both by Picasso and Braque. The entire career of Gris is covered and many previously unpublished documents make this book an indispensable item in any modern arts library.
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Karl Janssen
5.0 out of 5 stars Retrospective for a modern master
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2018
Though Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque may have founded the Cubist school of painting, and Albert Gleizes and Jean Metzinger wrote the manifesto for the movement, it was Juan Gris who truly mastered the Cubist aesthetic and pushed it as far as it could go, creating beautifully intricate paintings in which logic and lyricism compete to compose symphonies of spatial manipulation. A fitting monument to this master’s genius, the book simply entitled Juan Gris was published in 1992 by Yale University Press to accompany a retrospective exhibition of the artist’s work at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London. This substantial 9” x 11” tome contains 118 plates of Gris paintings and drawings from all stages of his career. Almost all are reproduced at a full page in size, and all are in full color unless the original work was in black and white. Around another 75 smaller black and white images illustrate the book’s roughly 200 pages of essays.

While this book succeeds as a beautiful coffee-table showcase of Gris’s work, it also contains a complete and thoroughly detailed scholarly monograph on the artist and his art. The text by Christopher Green, who curated the exhibition, is written by an art historian for art historians, with little attempt made to make it accessible to a lay audience. (I have an art degree, and I found it tough going.) This is not a biography but a critical study, and Green expects his readers to come readily armed with extensive prior knowledge of Gris’s life and career. (He does include a four-page biography of Gris as an appendix. I would suggest you read that first.) Some topics Green covers include the chicken-and-egg balance between visual analysis of form and intellectual synthesis in Gris’s painting process, the role of Platonic philosophy in his art, and the personal meanings behind particular objects or figures he chose to depict in his paintings. Green analyzes numerous writings by contemporary critics and friends of Gris, often reconciling conflicting statements in order to elucidate insight into Gris’s life and art. The prose can be tedious and repetitive at times, as it is written in the case-building style of academic argument. Though the text delves into more theoretical hair-splitting than this general reader was looking for, I did learn a lot about Gris’s artistic process and pictorial techniques.

In addition to Green’s contributions, the book contains two additional essays. Karin von Maur writes about “Music and Theatre in the Art of Juan Gris,” including his set and costume designs for various ballet productions. Christian Derouet provides an essay discussing a recently discovered correspondence between Gris and one of his art dealers, Léonce Rosenberg. Both contributions help broaden the reader’s understanding of Gris, in particular von Maur’s essay, as it brings to light Gris’s work in a medium for which he is little known.

Even though it was published a quarter century ago, when taking into consideration both the value of its authoritative text and the exceptional reproduction quality of its images, Green’s book is still likely the best book available on Gris. Its prohibitive price may put it beyond the reach of many readers’ private collections, but any respectable university library with a decent art department should have a well-loved copy on their shelves. Any artist or art lover with an appreciation for Cubism should seek it out.
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Winston hough
5.0 out of 5 stars those famous greys of Gris
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2007
This is the best book on Juan Gris. It has a full review of the artist's career and life.The colour reproductions in it I prefer to the other books on Gris I own. The plates are the largest and the best. If you like Gris you should buy this book: it is handsomely bound in paper and the binding is a good quality. The type fonts are readable and suitably designed to the subject.
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Katy
3.0 out of 5 stars Juan Gris
Reviewed in France on January 17, 2021
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J'ai commandé une copie papier en anglais, mais j'ai reçu une copie papier en allemand. La production est très bonne et les images sont bonnes mais je ne comprends pas l’allemand donc je suis déçu. J'aurais donné 5 étoiles si c'était en anglais comme annoncé.
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Kate Bartholomew
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2018
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Excellent
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Angelika Sell
5.0 out of 5 stars Juan Gris, Kunstkatalog von der Ausstellung 1992 in Stuttgart
Reviewed in Germany on January 23, 2013
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Eine kursteilnehmerin hatte sich wochenlang meinen "Juan Gris " ausgeliehen und ist immer noch so angetan von den Beispielen, dass sie es selber erwerben wollte. So habe ich recherchiert und bin auf ihre Adresse gestossen-mit erfolg, wie sie wissen und auch sehr zufrieden über den noch guten Zustand des Buches und auch die schnelle Lieferung. Danke vielmals...

Bis bald mal wieder

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Sophie G
1.0 out of 5 stars All in German
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2019
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All in German! It is all in German and there is no information about it on the details. If it had said it is in German or has sent me English version would have been helpful. Bit disappointed. Other than that it is a nice book shame I can’t read it though.
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