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Jacques Villon was one of the early 20th century's most gifted printmakers, spanning the period from Post-Impressionism and the Belle Epoque to Cubism. He was particularly accomplished in the use of color aquatint and drypoint. In Villon's Les Cartes, a prostitute who is wearing only undergarments, black stockings, and a yellow hat with green feather, is lying on a bed covered with a raspberry red bedspread in a room with pink and white floral wallpaper. She is playing solitaire. A little white dog keeps her company. With its dramatic composition, provocative subject matter, magnificent draftsmanship, and delicious color, Les Cartes is a stunning image.
Source: News, October November December 2012.
Printer
Eugène Delâtre
Alternate Title
La Reussité (Success)
DimensionsFrame: 22 3/4 × 26 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (57.8 × 66.7 × 4.4 cm)
Plate: 13 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (34.3 × 44.5 cm)
Plate: 13 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (34.3 × 44.5 cm)
Accession Number 2012.20
Classificationsprint
CopyrightPublic Domain
Signed(in brown pencil; l,r)
Catalogue raisonnéG.P.E. 76
Ginestet Pouillon
Jacques Villon. Les estampes. Les illustrations. Catalogue raisonné.
de GINESTET (Colette) et POUILLON (Catherine)
Edition13/25
Paper/SupportWove paper
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