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Jacques Villon - Landscape - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Landscape - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Landscape - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Landscape - Original Etching 1949 Signed in pencil and numbered Dimensions : 28 x 38 cm

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1940s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Jacques Villon - Man - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Man - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Man - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Man- Original Etching 1951 Signed in pencil and numbered Dimensions : 34.8 x 25 cm

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1950s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching

Jacques Villon - Nude - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Nude - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Nude - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Nude - Original Etching 1947 Signed in pencil and numbered Dimensions : 55.6 x 39.5 cm

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1940s Modern Nude Prints

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Etching

Jacques Villon - Woman - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Woman - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Woman - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Woman - Original Etching Circa 1949 Signed in pencil and numbered Dimensions : 34.8 x 25 cm

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Man - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Cubist Man - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Man - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Man- Original Etching 1949 Signed in the plate Dimensions : 44.5 x 32.5 cm

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Cavern - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Cubist Cavern - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Cavern - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Cubist Cavern - Original Etching 1949 Signed in pencil Dimensions : 12.5 x 16 cm

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1940s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Landscape  - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Cubist Landscape  - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Landscape - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Cubist Landscape - Original Etching Circa 1950 Signed in pencil Jacques Villon (1875 - 1963) Jacques Villon was born Gaston Duchamp on July 31, 1875, in Damville,...

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1950s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Jacques Villon - Surreal Cubism - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Surreal Cubism - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Surreal Cubism - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Surreal Cubism - Original Etching Paris, Le Gerbier, 1946 Edition of 340 Dimensions : 33 x 24.3 cm Unsigned and unumbered as issued

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Man - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Cubist Man - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Man - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Cubist Man - Original Etching From the literary review "XXe Siècle" 1951 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Publisher: G. di San Lazzaro.

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1950s Modern Abstract Prints

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Etching

Jacques Villon - Two Cubist Vases - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Two Cubist Vases - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Two Cubist Vases - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Two Cubist Vases - Original Etching 1950 Signed in pencil Edition of 40 Jacques Villon (1875 - 1963) Jacques Villon was born Gaston Duchamp on July 31, 1875, in Da...

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1950s Modern Interior Prints

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Etching

Maternite, Signed Cubist Etching by Jacques Villon
Maternite, Signed Cubist Etching by Jacques Villon

Maternite, Signed Cubist Etching by Jacques Villon

By Jacques Villon

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Jacques Villon, French (1875 - 1963) Title: Maternite Year: 1952 Medium: Etching, signed in pencil Edition: 75 (un-numbered) Image Size: 11 x 7.5 inches Size: 16 x 13 in. (40...

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1950s Cubist Figurative Prints

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Etching

L'Oiseau - Etching by Jacques Villon - 1921
L'Oiseau - Etching by Jacques Villon - 1921

L'Oiseau - Etching by Jacques Villon - 1921

By Jacques Villon

Located in Roma, IT

Etching and aquatint on Arches paper realized in 1912. Signature and inscription in pencil (tiré à 50). Rare specimen of the first edition, followed by a second one of 200 in 1955. ...

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1920s Modern Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Cubist Composition, Aquatint Etching by Jacques Villon

Cubist Composition, Aquatint Etching by Jacques Villon

By Jacques Villon

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Jacques Villon, After, French (1875 - 1963) Title: Composition Year: 1927 (printed circa 1965) Medium: Aquatint Etching, Signed and dated '27' in the plate Image: 19 x 13.5 i...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Portrait de Rimbaud, 1962 Drypoint Etching by Jacques Villon
Portrait de Rimbaud, 1962 Drypoint Etching by Jacques Villon

Portrait de Rimbaud, 1962 Drypoint Etching by Jacques Villon

By Jacques Villon

Located in Long Island City, NY

Portrait de Rimbaud Jacques Villon French (1875–1963) Date: 1962 Drypoint Etching on thin laid paper, signed in the plate lower right Image Size: 9 x 6.5 inches Size: 12.5 x 9.5 in...

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1960s Modern Portrait Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Renée on a Sofa, Impressionist Portrait Etching by Jacques Villon
Renée on a Sofa, Impressionist Portrait Etching by Jacques Villon

Renée on a Sofa, Impressionist Portrait Etching by Jacques Villon

By Jacques Villon

Located in Long Island City, NY

This exquisite 1907 etching by Jacques Villon captures an intimate portrait of Renée reclining on a sofa through early Impressionist printmaking techniques.

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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Jacques Villon, Renée au Canapé, 1907, drypoint etching, signed limited
Jacques Villon, Renée au Canapé, 1907, drypoint etching, signed limited

Jacques Villon, Renée au Canapé, 1907, drypoint etching, signed limited

By Jacques Villon

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

Jacques Villon 1875 Damville - 1963 Puteaux Renée aux Canapé Drypoint etching Signed in pencil lower right Limited edition 8/50 in pencil lower left With the dry stamp of the publish...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

La Chasse au Tigre, Surrealist Aquatint Etching by Jacques Villon
La Chasse au Tigre, Surrealist Aquatint Etching by Jacques Villon

La Chasse au Tigre, Surrealist Aquatint Etching by Jacques Villon

By Jacques Villon

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Jacques Villon, After Henri Rousseau, French (1844 - 1910), French (1875 - 1963) Title: La Chasse au Tigre Year: 1924 Medium: Etching with Aquatint, signed and dated in th...

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1920s Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Jacques Villon, Woman’s Head, from XXe Siecle, 1952
Jacques Villon, Woman’s Head, from XXe Siecle, 1952

Jacques Villon, Woman’s Head, from XXe Siecle, 1952

By Jacques Villon

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite etching by Jacques Villon (1875–1963), titled Tete de Femme (Woman’s Head), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie N°3 (double), Juin 1952, originates from the 1952...

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1950s Cubist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Jacques Villon, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Jacques Villon, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Jacques Villon, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

By Jacques Villon

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite etching by Jacques Villon (1875–1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation), originates from the 1946 edition published by Le Gerbier,...

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1940s Modern Landscape Prints

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Engraving

"Mes Petites Amies, Les Deux Sœurs" signed by Jacques Villon
"Mes Petites Amies, Les Deux Sœurs" signed by Jacques Villon

"Mes Petites Amies, Les Deux Sœurs" signed by Jacques Villon

By Jacques Villon

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Whilst the color details around the girls are made using the Aquatint etching method. Jacques Villon shows his skills as a printmaker with the way these pieces line up perfectly and ...

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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint, Etching, Intaglio

Jacques Villon, The Automobile, from The Painters My Friends, 1965 (after)
Jacques Villon, The Automobile, from The Painters My Friends, 1965 (after)

Jacques Villon, The Automobile, from The Painters My Friends, 1965 (after)

By Jacques Villon

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite etching after Jacques Villon (1875–1963), titled L’Automobile (The Automobile), from the folio Les Peintres mes amis (The Painters My Friends), originates from the 196...

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Villon, Le Cheval, Composition, Du cubisme (after)
Villon, Le Cheval, Composition, Du cubisme (after)

Villon, Le Cheval, Composition, Du cubisme (after)

By Jacques Villon

Located in Southampton, NY

Copies on pure Lana thread paper; In addition, it was printed 20 copies on Lana paper numbered in Roman numerals for the Legal Deposit and collaborators. JACQUES VILLON (1875-1963),...

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1940s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

original etching

original etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. This Villon etching was published in Paris in 1956 by Manuel Bruker in an edition of 150-- this impression is from the deluxe edition of 15 on japon impéria...

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1950s Figurative Prints

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Etching

original etching

original etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. Printed in 1946 on at the atelier Quesneville on BFK Rives paper and published in a limited edition of 300 for the "Alternance" portfolio (a collective art ...

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1940s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

original etching

original etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. Printed in 1946 on at the atelier Quesneville on BFK Rives paper and published in a limited edition of 300 for the "Alternance" portfolio (a collective art ...

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1940s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

"Homme prechant" original etching

"Homme prechant" original etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. This classic Villon etching was published in Paris in 1955 by Manuel Bruker in an edition of 200. Plate size 11 x 8 1/2 inches (275 x 218 mm). A nice impres...

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1950s Figurative Prints

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Etching

"Fête champêtre" original etching

"Fête champêtre" original etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. Printed in 1965 and published by The Collectors Guild. Plate size: 9 x 3 1/2 inches (225 x 90 mm). Sheet size 11 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches (285 x 157 mm). Not sign...

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1960s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Surrealist Mountain - Original Etching, 1946
Surrealist Mountain - Original Etching, 1946

Surrealist Mountain - Original Etching, 1946

By Jacques Villon

Located in Paris, IDF

Jacques Villon Surrealist Mountain, 1946 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On BFK Rives vellum, 25 x 32,5 cm (c. 9,8 x 12,7 inch) Edition limited to 300 copies (unnumb...

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1940s Surrealist Landscape Prints

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Etching

"Fete Champetre" - 20th Century Framed Antique Cubist Etching
"Fete Champetre" - 20th Century Framed Antique Cubist Etching

"Fete Champetre" - 20th Century Framed Antique Cubist Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in New Orleans, LA

Jacques Villon, pseudonym of Gaston Émile Duchamp, (born July 31, 1875,Damville, Normandy, France—died June 9, 1963, Puteaux,near Paris), French painter and printmaker who was involv...

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Early 20th Century Figurative Prints

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Etching

Young Girl with the Cats - Original handsigned etching - 30 copies
Young Girl with the Cats - Original handsigned etching - 30 copies

Young Girl with the Cats - Original handsigned etching - 30 copies

By Jacques Villon

Located in Paris, IDF

Jacques VILLON Young Girl with the Cats (Minne et les chats buvant), 1907 Original etching Handsigned in pencil Limited to 30 copies On linen velum 32 x 24 cm (c. 13 x 10") ...

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Early 1900s Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Le Rire Etching Print, Cubist Style, Hand Signed, Edition of 140, 1935
Le Rire Etching Print, Cubist Style, Hand Signed, Edition of 140, 1935

Le Rire Etching Print, Cubist Style, Hand Signed, Edition of 140, 1935

By Jacques Villon

Located in Aventura, FL

Hand signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Ginestet Pouillon 390. Sheet size 10.7 x 7 in. Image size 8 x 6 in. Framed. Edition of 140. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certi...

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1930s Cubist Portrait Prints

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Paper, Etching

MONSIEUR PATRELLE
MONSIEUR PATRELLE

MONSIEUR PATRELLE

By Jacques Villon

Located in Portland, ME

Villon, Jacques (French 1875-1963). MONSIEUR PATRELLE.

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1930s Portrait Prints

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Etching

Manége Rue Caulaincourt ou Le Petit Manége Aux Chevaux de Bois

Manége Rue Caulaincourt ou Le Petit Manége Aux Chevaux de Bois

By Jacques Villon

Located in London, GB

JACQUES VILLON 1875-1963 (Gaston Duchamp) Damville 1875-1963 Paris (French) Title: Manége Rue Caulaincourt ou Le Petit Manége Aux Chevaux de Bois, 1904 Technique: Original Han...

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Early 1900s Figurative Prints

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Aquatint, Etching

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Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (after Manet)
Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (after Manet)

Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (after Manet)

By Jacques Villon

Located in New York, NY

"Lunch on the Grass" (Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe) by Jacques Villon is a famous etching replica of the famous painting with the same title by French artist Edouard Manet (1832 - 1883).

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1920s Modern Figurative Prints

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Les Haleurs

Jacques VillonLes Haleurs, 1930

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H 8.625 in W 7 in

Les Haleurs

By Jacques Villon

Located in Boston, MA

Numbered in pencil lower left margin: '31/50'; signed in pencil lower right margin: 'Jacques Villon'. Signed and dated in the plate top right: 'Jacques Villon / 30'.

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1930s Cubist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

June-fille, Cubist Etching by Jacques Villon
June-fille, Cubist Etching by Jacques Villon

June-fille, Cubist Etching by Jacques Villon

By Jacques Villon

Located in Long Island City, NY

Jacques Villon, French (1875 - 1963) - June-fille, Year: 1959, Medium: Etching on BFK Rives, Image Size: 11 x 8 inches, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: From the c...

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1950s Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

L'Oiseau, Cubist Etching by Jacques Villon
L'Oiseau, Cubist Etching by Jacques Villon

L'Oiseau, Cubist Etching by Jacques Villon

By Jacques Villon

Located in Long Island City, NY

Jacques Villon, French (1875 - 1963) - L'Oiseau, Year: 1921, Medium: Etching, signed and dated on BFK Rives, Image Size: 3.75 x 6.5 inches, Size: 12.75 x 9.75 in. (32.39 x 24.77 cm...

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1920s Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Les deux vases, Cubist Etching by Jacques Villon
Les deux vases, Cubist Etching by Jacques Villon

Les deux vases, Cubist Etching by Jacques Villon

By Jacques Villon

Located in Long Island City, NY

Jacques Villon, French (1875 - 1963) - Les deux vases, Year: 1950, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 8 x 6.25 inces, Size: 12.75 x 9.75 in. (32.39 x 24.77 cm), Description: From the col...

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1950s Cubist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Le Pont de Beaugency, Impressionist Etching by Jacques Villon
Le Pont de Beaugency, Impressionist Etching by Jacques Villon

Le Pont de Beaugency, Impressionist Etching by Jacques Villon

By Jacques Villon

Located in Long Island City, NY

Jacques Villon, French (1875 - 1963) - Le Pont de Beaugency, Year: 1939, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 12 x 8.5 inches, Size: 17.5 x 12 in. (44.45 x 30.48 cm), Description: From the...

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1930s Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

L'Italienne after Modigliani, Aquatint Etching by Jacques Villon

L'Italienne after Modigliani, Aquatint Etching by Jacques Villon

By Jacques Villon

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Jacques Villon (after Amadeo Modigliani) Title: L'Italienne Year: 1926 - 1927 Medium: Color aquatint etching, signed Modigliani in the plate; signed in pencil by Villon uppe...

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1920s Impressionist Portrait Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Miennes - by Tristan Tzara with original etchings by J. Villon - 1955

Miennes - by Tristan Tzara with original etchings by J. Villon - 1955

By Jacques Villon

Located in Roma, IT

Including 7 original etching by Jacques Villon. Wonderful collection of aphorisms, thoghts and poems by the leader of Dada, Tristan Tzara, illustrated by a suite on first state of ...

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1950s Dada More Art

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Etching

The Peasant - Etching engraved by Jacques VILLON - C. 1950
The Peasant - Etching engraved by Jacques VILLON - C. 1950

The Peasant - Etching engraved by Jacques VILLON - C. 1950

By Vincent van Gogh

Located in Paris, IDF

Vincent VAN GOGH (After) Le Paysan (The Peasant) Etching and aquatint engraving on Arches Vellum paper, engraved by Jacques Villon from Van Gogh's original Signed in the plate ...

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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Portrait Prints

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Aquatint, Etching

Pere Duchamp
Pere Duchamp

Jacques VillonPere Duchamp

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H 35.5 in W 30 in

Pere Duchamp

By Jacques Villon

Located in Long Island City, NY

Jacques Villon's portrait of his father in a cubist style etching.

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1970s Cubist Portrait Prints

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Etching

The Bird  L’Oiseau
The Bird  L’Oiseau

The Bird L’Oiseau

By Jacques Villon

Located in London, GB

They were annotated but not numbered. Villon reprinted the same etching in 1955 in the book Eloge de Jacques Villon by Jacques Lassaigne in an edition of 200.

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1920s Cubist More Prints

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Etching

Carte Adresse Sagot Femme et Fillette
Carte Adresse Sagot Femme et Fillette

Carte Adresse Sagot Femme et Fillette

By Jacques Villon

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

An original signed etching and aquatint by French artist Jacques Villon (1875-1963) titled "Carte Adresse Sagot Femme et Fillette", 1904.

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

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Aquatint, Etching

Jacques Villon - Helmet  - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Helmet  - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Helmet - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Helmet - Original Etching Circa 1950 Signed in pencil Epreuve d'artiste 33.5*25cm Jacques Villon (1875 - 1963) Jacques Villon was born Gaston Duchamp on July 31, ...

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1950s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Jacques Villon After Maximilien Luce

Jacques Villon After Maximilien Luce

By Jacques Villon

Located in New York, NY

Jacques Villon after Maximillian Luce. Color etching and aquatint, 1929.

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1920s Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Aquatint

Card Players - Etching and aquatint engraved by Jacques Villon
Card Players - Etching and aquatint engraved by Jacques Villon

Card Players - Etching and aquatint engraved by Jacques Villon

By After Paul Cezanne

Located in Paris, IDF

Paul CÉZANNE (after) Card Players, 1929 Etching and aquatint Engraved by Jacques Villon after the painting of Cezanne On Arches vellum 63 x 79 cm (c. 26 x 32 inch) REFERENCES : Cat...

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1920s Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Card Players - Etching and aquatint engraved by Jacques Villon / 200ex
Card Players - Etching and aquatint engraved by Jacques Villon / 200ex

Card Players - Etching and aquatint engraved by Jacques Villon / 200ex

By After Paul Cezanne

Located in Paris, IDF

Paul CÉZANNE (after) Card Players, 1929 Etching and aquatint Engraved by Jacques Villon after the painting of Cezanne Numbered / 200ex Pencil signed by Jacques Villon On Arches vell...

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1920s Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

LES HALEURS
LES HALEURS

LES HALEURS

By Jacques Villon

Located in Portland, ME

Villon, Jacques. LES HALEURS. GP E-332. Etching and drypoint, 1930.

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1930s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Cubist Composition
Cubist Composition

Cubist Composition

By Jacques Villon

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Jacques Villon, French (1875 - 1963) Title: Cubist Composition (Ginestet-Pouillon E660) Year: 1927 Medium: Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 16/20...

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1920s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Fleurs

Jacques VillonFleurs, 1929

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H 17.82 in W 23.63 in

Fleurs

By Jacques Villon

Located in New York, NY

A very good impression of this etching and aquatint on vellum after Suzanne Duchamp. Signed and numbered by Duchamp.

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1920s Cubist Still-life Prints

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Vellum, Color, Etching, Aquatint

La Ferme de la Bendelière

La Ferme de la Bendelière

By Jacques Villon

Located in London, GB

A proof outside the edition of fifty. Signed in pencil.

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20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

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Jacques Villon was born Gaston Duchamp in 1875. He was the oldest brother of the artists Marcel Duchamp, Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti and the sculptor Raymond Duchamp-Villon. Initially a law student, in 1894 he went to Paris to study art. It was there that he met Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and other influential artists in Paris, and changed his name to Jacques Villon, after the poet. Villon made prints of some of the most well-known belle-époque portraits and genre scenes of the early twentieth century. Around 1911, he came under the influence of Picasso and other cubists, and became a leading exponent of the style, exhibiting in the 1913 Armory Show in New York. In 1922, the Galerie Bernheim-Jeune commissioned Villon to produce a series of color aquatints after 38 major nineteenth- and twentieth-century paintings. This series included works by Pierre Auguste Renoir, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Paul Cezanne, Georges Braque, Raoul Dufy, Amadeo Modigliani, Edouard Manet, Pierre Bonnard, and others. Artists who were alive at the time of the printing collaborated with Villon, and signed the prints. The project took ten years to complete. Several of these prints are valued highly today, and some went on to be reproduced by the Louvre Museum as photo-etchings. Villon's 'cubist' etchings, with their characteristic cross-hatching, are amongst the most renowned prints of the twentieth century. Jacques Villon's long career brought him fame. The diverse nature of his paintings, from end-of-the-century portraits to cubist and abstract styles to graphic works, made him a major figure in twentieth-century art. He was made a Grand Officer of the Légion d'Honneur, and upon his death in 1963, and he was given a state funeral.

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