{"product_id":"view-across-the-bay-juan-gris","title":"View across the Bay - Juan Gris","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1921 Synthetic Cubist composition by Juan Gris, featuring a guitar and tabletop objects set against a coastal view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuan Gris, born José Victoriano González-Pérez, was a central figure in the development of Synthetic Cubism. This work, dated 1921, demonstrates his rigorous approach to composition and his interest in the interplay between objects and their environment. Unlike the fragmented, multi-perspective works of his earlier career, this piece employs a more structured, architectural arrangement of forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition centres on a tabletop arrangement featuring a guitar, a vessel, and a newspaper fragment bearing the text 'LEPET'. These objects are positioned against a backdrop that suggests a view of a bay, framed by a window or door structure. Gris uses a controlled palette of blues, ochres, and blacks to define the spatial relationships between the foreground items and the distant horizon. The lines are precise, reflecting his mathematical approach to painting, where he sought to create a coherent reality from disparate elements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1921, Gris had moved away from the analytical deconstruction of objects toward a more synthetic method. He builds the image through overlapping planes and distinct colour fields. The guitar, a recurring motif in his work, is rendered with simplified curves that contrast with the rigid geometry of the window frame and the horizontal striations representing the water. The light source is ambiguous, creating a sense of stillness that is characteristic of his later output. This print captures the clarity and intellectual rigour that defined his contribution to modern art, offering a view into the artist's methodical process of construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/de\/products\/cubist-composition-auguste-herbin\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eCubist Composition - Auguste Herbin — Auguste Herbin\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/de\/products\/femme-cubiste-albert-gleizes\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eFemme Cubiste - Albert Gleizes — Albert Gleizes\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Juan Gris","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58875720663375,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58875721711951,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58875721744719,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ B2 (50x70 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58875721777487,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A1 (59.4 x 84.1  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58875721810255,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/View-across-the-Bay_Poster_CompositorV1_1790273227551.jpg?v=1790274042","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/de\/products\/view-across-the-bay-juan-gris","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}