Juan Gris, March 23, 1887–May 11, 1927, was a Spanish painter born in Madrid. He studied engineering at the Madrid School of Arts and Manufactures from 1902 to 1904, then studied painting with José Moreno Carbonero.

He moved to Paris in 1906 and began painting seriously around 1910. He developed a personal Cubist style, exhibited in 1912, and signed an exclusive agreement with art dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler that year.

Gris became a major practitioner of Synthetic Cubism, using collage and clearly organized compositions. His style became freer and more lyrical after 1921; he died in Boulogne-sur-Seine in 1927. His works are held by collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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