"Madeleine au Fauteuil"

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(1908)

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"Madeleine au Fauteuil" (Petite Mutine), 1908, drypoint on thin Japan paper, signed and numbered 5/25 in pencil by the artist Jacques Villon (1875-1963), very fine early impression with rich burr and strong plate tone, 15 1/2" x 12 1/8", [Ginestet/Pouillon 226]

Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp), brother of Marcel Duchamp and Raymond Duchamp-Villon, the sculptor, was born in Damville in 1875.  He was at first influenced by Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec, but then caught up in the Fauvist movement, cubism and abstraction.

Between 1899 and 1910 Villon made 175 etchings, drypoints and aquatints of which many were under the direction of Eugene Deliatre, who had helped Mary Cassatt with the difficult technique. Villon was a sensitive portraitist who could capture many states of emotion. "Madeleine" exemplifies this characteristic which may derive from Cassat.  This etching is highlighted with drypoint on very light hand made paper.  The figure appears to be sketched from life and is heavily detailed while the room was quickly and lightly drawn using a very fine needle.

This Villon is in a 25" x  29" weathered antiqued black overlay of gold frame with gold bead lip and matching gold beaded wood fillet. The silk Truffle colored outer mat and black core Tuscan Bronze inner acid and lignin free mats are protected with Acrylite-AR OP3 (UV) by CYRO …………$3,500.00