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The Bottle of Anís del Mono

by Juan Gris · 1914

The Bottle of Anís del Mono by Juan Gris

Artist

José Victoriano González-Pérez , better known as Juan Gris, was a Spanish painter born in Madrid who lived and worked in France for most of his active period. Closely connected to the innovative artistic genre Cubism, his works are among the movement's most distinctive.

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Artwork

The Anisette Bottle is a 1914 painting by Juan Gris, now in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid. It shows a bottle of anisette, specifically the Spanish brand Anís del Mono, with the names of Badalona, Madrid and Paris, all linked with the leaders of the Cubist movement, namely Gris himself, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.

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Quick facts

Artist
Juan Gris
Year
1914
Movement
Cubism
Country
Spain
Location
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía