Representative work by Jacques Villon
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Artist

Jacques Villon

1875–1963 · French

  • Académie Julian
  • Lycée Pierre-Corneille

Jacques Villon, born Gaston Duchamp, moved from illustration and printmaking into a refined Cubist painting language characterized by transparent planes, color harmonies and rigorous composition. He was a central organizer of the Section d’Or group.

Painting; printmaking

Major Works

  • 1912Young Girl
  • 1909Portrait of the Artist’s Father
  • 1913Soldiers Marching
  • 1912The Dining Table
  • 1911Cow and Cowherd
  • 1912The Park
  • 1913Abstract Composition
  • 1913Portrait of Raymond Duchamp-Villon
  • 1920sColor Perspective
  • 1910sPuteaux Landscape

Interviews & Writing

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