Papier-colle

DEFINITION

A type of collage in which paper shapes are combined into one work of art. French, literally "stuck paper."(pr. PAH-pee-ay k&#601;-LAY)Examples:Diego Rivera (Mexican, 18), Still Life with Bottle, 1914, drawing with pencil, papier-coll? and gouache on paper, 35.5 x 19 cm, government of Veracruz, Mexico. Among the papers Rivera used is some wallpaper. See Mexican art. Juan Gris (born "Jose Victoriano Gonzales Perez") (Spanish, 1887-1927), Fruit Dish and Carafe, 1914, oil, papier-coll? and charcoal on canvas, 92 x 65 cm, Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo.<br><br>A type of collage in which paper shapes are combined into one work of art. French, literally "stuck paper."(pr. PAH-pee-ay k&#601;-LAY)