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Still Life with Checked Tablecloth (originally titled Le compotier) is an early 20th century painting by Spanish Cubist artist Juan Gris. Done in oil and graphite on canvas, the painting depicts a table set with grapes, a bottle of red wine, beer, a newspaper and guitar. In addition, the composite image formed from these various objects can be seen as Gris' take on a bull's head. The work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.<ref name="The Met">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/646469?searchField=All&sortBy=relevance&ft=Juan+Gris&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=5|title=Juan Gris, 'Still Life with Checked Tablecloth|website=www.metmuseum.org|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref>
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