After studying engineering in Madrid, Gris took up painting with José Maria Carbonero. In Paris he became friend of Matisse, Léger, Braque and Picasso. From 1912 he started to develop a more personal style, moving from analytical Cubism to Synthetic Cubism. Picasso never appreciated it. He collaborated with Diaghilev for the Ballets Russes sets and costumes.
Pablo Picasso / Fernand Léger / Henri Matisse / Georges Braque