Live Auction 16721The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Fine Art, Day Sale
Juan Gris (1887-1927)
Lot 505 The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller

Juan Gris (1887-1927)

La Conferencia

Closed10 May 2018

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Juan Gris (1887-1927)
La Conferencia
signed 'GRIS' (lower right)
gouache on black paper
17 ¼ x 12 ½ in. (45 x 31.5 cm.)
Painted in 1908

Estate of the artist.
Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York.
Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York (1950).
Gift from the above to the late owners, December 1957.

Specialist note

"My brother Nelson gave me this rather unusual Gris gouache as a Christmas present in 1957. It was found for him by Bill Lieberman, associate curator of prints and illustrated books at The Museum of Modern Art. For some reason, Nelson thought it looked like a group of bankers. My own feeling was that the group resembled politicians or ambassadors more than bankers." —David Rockefeller