Who was Juan Gris?

Juan Gris (1887-1927)
   Juan Gris was a Spanish painter, member of the Cubist group. Believing that the artist should draw from the imaginative world and not the visual one, Gris was one of the earliest Cubists. In his portraits, still lives, and figures, the color is used only to further form. Among his canvases are "Le Canigou," "Chessboard," and "Flask and Glass."