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Harlequin with a Guitar

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Harlequin with a Guitar
ArtistJuan Gris
Year1917
MediumOil on wood panel
Dimensions100.3 cm × 65.1 cm (39.5 in × 25.6 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Accession2008.468

Harlequin with a Guitar is an early 20th century painting by Spanish cubist Juan Gris. Done in oil on panel, the work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

The Harlequin with his checkered costume was a favorite theme of cubists and Gris himself portrayed him in approximately forty works between 1917 and 1925.

References

  1. ^ "metmuseum.org". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.