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Gris

American  
[grees] / gris /

noun

  1. Juan José Vittoriano Gonzáles, 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.


Gris British  
/ ɡris /

noun

  1. Juan (xwan). 1887–1927, Spanish cubist painter, resident in France from 1906

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Yet here were dozens of works each by Picasso, Georges Braque, Fernand Léger and Juan Gris, most of them created during a short period in the early 20th century, nearly all of them masterpieces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

A new pop-up will celebrate Gris Dior from La Collection Privée Christian Dior, the house’s collection of fragrances.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2023

The haunting stop-motion musical fantasy was inspired by the 1883 Italian novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi, and informed by Gris Grimly's illustrations of the 2002 edition of the book.

From Reuters • Mar. 13, 2023

The characters are based on illustrations by US artist Gris Grimly, but the film's final designs were created through many back-and-forth emails between Del Toro and his team, and Mackinnon and Saunders.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023

The tattlers say she leaves it there to pay homage to the roots of Orléans, the Gris.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton