| Violin and Playing Cards on a Table | |
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| Artist | Juan Gris |
| Year | 1913 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 100.3 cm× 65.4 cm(39.5 in× 25.7 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Accession | 1996.403.14 |
Violin and Playing Cards on a Table is an oil on canvas painting by Spanish cubist Juan Gris, from 1913. The work is a still life, a typical motif for the cubists. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. [1]
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