2005.138: The Siphon

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2005.138

People

Juan Gris, Spanish (Madrid, Spain 1887 - 1927 Boulogne-sur-Seine, France)

Title

The Siphon

Other Titles

Original Language Title: Le Siphon

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

1923

Culture

Spanish

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/19179

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Charcoal on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

31.4 x 25.3 cm (12 3/8 x 9 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• watermark: J PERRIGO [cut off]
• inscription: on verso, graphite: bottom: 25 x 31; upper left: 5977 [ Inventory Number on Galerie Louise Leiris Label]; upper right: 98 [or 9S or 9&]
• gallery label: Galerie Louise Leiris: Juan Gris 011213 / Le Siphon / 1923 / 31 (4) x 25 (5) Phno 5977
• gallery label: Saidenberg Gallery: Juan Gris / "Le Siphon" / charcoal, 1923 12 3/8 x 10 1/8"
• label: [gold label]: 20. Gris / Le Siphon / Charcoal / 1923 / 40.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Possibly [Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris]. Possibly [Saidenberg Gallery, New York].
Richard B. Sisson, New York City and Cuba, New York, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2005.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Richard B. Sisson and through the generosity of Anthony and Celeste Meier

Accession Year

2005

Object Number

2005.138

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Juan Gris: Dessins et Gouaches 1910-1927, exh. cat., Galerie Louise Leiris (Paris, 1965), p. 59, fig. 65
• Juan Gris, Drawings and Gouaches 1910-1927: An Exhibition commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Artist's Death on May 11, 1927, exh. cat., Saidenberg Gallery (New York, 1967), no. 40
• Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Juan Gris: His Life and Work, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, 1969), repr. p. 236
• Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Juan Gris: Vida y Pintura, Patronato Nacional de Museos (Madrid, 1971), repr. p. 255
• Juan Antonio Gaya-Nuño, Juan Gris, New York Graphic Society (Boston, 1975), no. 427, repr.

Exhibition History

• Juan Gris, Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 06/17/1965 - 07/17/1965
• Juan Gris: Drawings and Gouaches 1910-1927, Saidenberg Gallery, New York, 05/09/1967 - 06/24/1967

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