The Coffee Grinder 1916 — Fine Art

The Coffee Grinder 1916 shows a coffee mill placed on a table with a few simple objects nearby. Juan Gris builds the scene from flat colour planes and thin drawn outlines. The lines run along the edges of each shape and hold the forms in place. You can follow the pencil marks from one object to the next across the page.

This fine art print uses the white frame finish. The white edge gives the picture a clean line on the wall and separates the painted ground from the room around it.

It hangs in a kitchen beside a sink where the white frame matches the pale tiles. From the cooking corner you notice the drawn outlines of the grinder first, then the flat colour behind it fills the space between tasks.