Juan Gil Garcia was a Cuban painter, born in Spain in the 19th century with a great pictorial work that reflects Cuban nature. He was born in Valladolid, Spain in 1876 and emigrated to Cuba in 1899. He dedicated himself to still life of fruits and vegetables and the landscape of his adopted country, masterfully reflecting the beauty of its landscapes and the lush vegetation of the Cuban countryside. In 1917, The Bohemian Magazine granted him seven cover pages, reproducing his artworks Cocos (Coconuts), Anones (Sugar apple), Mangos (Mangoes), Zapotes (Sapodilla), Naranjas (Oranges), Plátanos (Bananas) and Mameyes (Sapotes). In 1916 and 1917, he exhibited at the Fine Arts Salon in Havana. He died in Havana 1932. Forgotten since before his death, it wasn’t until May of 1971 that his first personal exhibit was arranged at the Museo de Arte Colonial (Colonial Art Museum) in Havana. In November of 1993, the Morgenstern Gallery in Miami, FL organized an exhibit of his work from the Ramiro Casanas private collection.