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JEAN METZINGER French 1883-1956 Gouache on Paper

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JEAN METZINGER French 1883-1956 Gouache on Paper
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Gouache on paper framed, featuring a cubism style art work. Signed and attr. Jean Metzinger (French, 1883-1956), on the lower right corner. 10.6 x 7.1 in. (27 x 18 cm). An important figure in Cubism, Jean Metzinger participated in the first exhibition of Cubist works at the Salon des Independents in 1911, alongside Albert Gleizes, Fernand Leger, and Robert Delaunay. A few years earlier, Guillaume Apollinaire had introduced Metzinger to the founders of Cubism, Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, who both had a significant impact on his work. PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate