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The Checkerboard

A work made of oil on canvas.

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1915

Artist:

Juan Gris
Spanish, 1887–1927

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Modern Art

Artist

Juan Gris

Title

The Checkerboard

Place

Spain (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1915

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

92.1 × 73 cm (36 1/4 × 28 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment; gift of Mrs. Leigh B. Block

Reference Number

1956.16

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