Jacques Villon

Three Duchamp brothers, left to right: Marcel Duchamp, Jacques Villon, and Raymond Duchamp-Villon in the garden of Jacques Villon's studio in Puteaux, France, 1914, (Smithsonian Institution collections.)
Le Petit Manège, rue Caulaincourt, 1905, University of Michigan Museum of Art

Jacques Villon (July 31, 1875 – June 9, 1963), also known as Gaston Duchamp, was a French Cubist and abstract painter and printmaker.

Early life

Born Émile Méry Frédéric Gaston Duchamp[1] in Damville, Eure, in Normandy, France, he came from a prosperous and artistically inclined family. While he was a young man, his maternal grandfather Émile Frédéric Nicolle, a successful businessman and artist, educated Villon and his siblings.

Gaston Duchamp was the elder brother of:

In 1894, he and his brother Raymond moved to Montmartre in Paris. There, he studied law at the University of Paris, but received his father's permission to study art on the condition that he must continue studying law.

Jacques Villon, 1912, Girl at the Piano (Fillette au piano), oil on canvas, 129.2 x 96.4 cm (51 x 37.8 in), oval, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show, New York, Chicago and Boston. Purchased from the Armory Show by John Quinn[2][3]

To distinguish himself from his siblings, Gaston Duchamp adopted the pseudonym of Jacques Villon as a tribute to the French medieval poet François Villon. In Montmartre, home to an expanding art community, Villon lost interest in the pursuit of a legal career, and for the next 10 years he worked in graphic media, contributing cartoons and illustrations to Parisian newspapers. His work appeared in the satirical weekly Le Courrier français.[4] Villon created only seven advertising posters in his career, all of which are in the soft styles of the Belle Epoque.[5][6]

In 1903 he helped organize the drawing section of the first Salon d'Automne in Paris.[7] In 1904-1905 he studied art at the Académie Julian.

At first, he was influenced by Edgar Degas and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, but later he participated in the fauvist, Cubist, and abstract impressionist movements.

By 1906, Montmartre was a bustling community and Jacques Villon moved to Puteaux in the quiet outskirts of Paris. There, he began to devote more of his time to working in drypoint, an intaglio technique that creates dark, velvety lines that stand out against the white of the paper. During this time he worked closely to develop his technique with other important printmakers such as Manuel Robbe.

His isolation from the vibrant art community in Montmartre, together with his modest nature, ensured that he and his artwork remained obscure for a number of years.

Jacques Villon, 1912, The Dining Table, oil on canvas, 65.7 × 81.3 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Jacques Villon, 1913, Portrait of Marcel Duchamp, oil on canvas, 60 x 48.5 cm
Jacques Villon, 1914, Portrait de M. J. B. peintre (Jacques Bon), oil on canvas, 121.92 x 81.28 cm, Columbus Museum of Art

At his home, in 1911, he and his brothers Raymond and Marcel organized a regular discussion group with artists and critics such as Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Francis Picabia, Robert Delaunay, Fernand Léger and others that was soon dubbed the Puteaux Group (or the Section d'Or).[8][9] Villon was instrumental in having the group exhibit under the name Section d'Or after the golden section of classical mathematics. Their first show, Salon de la Section d'Or, held at the Galerie La Boétie in October 1912, involved more than 200 works by 31 artists.[10][11]

In 1913, Villon created seven large drypoints in which forms break into shaded pyramidal planes. That year, he exhibited at the Armory Show in New York City, helping introduce European modern art to the United States. His works proved popular and all his art sold. From there, his reputation expanded so that by the 1930s he was better known in the United States than in Europe.[12]

Honors

Stained glass windows of Jacques Villon in the Saint-Stephen Cathedral in Metz.

An exhibition of Jacques Villon's work was held in Paris in 1944 at the Galerie Louis Carré, following which he received honors at a number of international exhibitions. In 1938 he was named Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion of Honor. In 1947 he was promoted to Officier (Officer) of the Legion of Honor.[1] In 1950, Villon received the Carnegie Prize, the highest award for painting in the world, and in 1954 he was made a Commandeur (Commander) of the Legion of Honor.[1] The following year he was commissioned to design stained-glass windows for the cathedral at Metz, France. In 1956 he was awarded the Grand Prix at the Venice Biennale exhibition.

Among Villon's greatest achievements as a printmaker was his creation of a purely graphic language for cubism – an accomplishment that no other printmaker, including his fellow cubists Pablo Picasso or Georges Braque, could claim.

Villon died in his studio at Puteaux.

In 1967, in Rouen, his last surviving artist brother Marcel helped organize an exhibition called Les Duchamp: Jacques Villon, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Marcel Duchamp, Suzanne Duchamp. Some of this family exhibition was later shown at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris.

Many important museums include works by Villon in their collections, including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Art Institute of Chicago; Columbus Museum of Art (Columbus, Ohio); Museum of Modern Art, New York City; University of Michigan Museum of Art (Ann Arbor, Michigan); National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.; Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia); Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris; and Musée Jenisch (Vevey, Switzerland).

Leading private collections which include the works of Villon are the Joachim Collection of Chicago, the Vess Collection of Detroit, and the Ginestet Collection of Paris.

Art market

In May 2004, an oil painting by Villon dated 1913 entitled L'Acrobate and measuring 39 ¼ by 28 ¼ inches sold at Sotheby's for $1,296,000 (US dollars).

References

  1. ^ a b c Archives nationales de France, Base de données Léonore
  2. ^ Waterhouse & Dodd, Jacques Villon
  3. ^ Published in the Tribune, 23 February 1913, See page 135. Walt Kuhn scrapbook of press clippings documenting the Armory Show, vol. 1, 1913.
  4. ^ Le Courrier français (Paris. 1884-1914), Bibliothèque nationale de France
  5. ^ Postergroup collections
  6. ^ "Guinguette Fleurie". The Ross Art Group. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  7. ^ Salon d'automne; Société du Salon d'automne, Catalogue des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, dessin, gravure, architecture et art décoratif. Exposés au Petit Palais des Champs-Élysées, 1903
  8. ^ Jeunes Peintres ne vous frappez pas !, La Section d’Or: Numéro spécial consacré à l’Exposition de la "Section d’Or", première année, n° 1, 9 octobre 1912, pp. 1-2.
  9. ^ Jeunes Peintres ne vous frappez pas !, La Section d’Or: Numéro spécial consacré à l’Exposition de la "Section d’Or", première année, n° 1, 9 octobre 1912, pp. 1-7 Archived 2020-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Bibliothèque Kandinsky
  10. ^ La Section d'Or, Numéro spécial, 9 Octobre 1912
  11. ^ Exhibit catalog for Salon de "La Section d'Or", 1912. Walter Pach papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
  12. ^ Laurette E. McCarthy, Walter Pach, Walter Pach (1883–1958), The Armory Show and the Untold Story of Modern Art in America, Penn State Press, 2011

Bibliography

  • Tomkins, Calvin, Duchamp: A Biography. Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1996. ISBN 0-8050-5789-7

Read other articles:

Margherita II di HainautRitratto di Margherita II di HainautImperatrice del Sacro Romano Impero(formalmente Imperatrice dei Romani) In carica17 gennaio 1328 –11 ottobre 1347 PredecessoreIsabella d'Inghilterra SuccessoreAnna di Świdnica Regina consorte di GermaniaIn carica26 febbraio 1324 –11 ottobre 1347 PredecessoreBeatrice di Świdnica SuccessoreBianca di Valois Contessa di HainautIn carica26 settembre 1345 –23 giugno 1356 PredecessoreGuglielmo II SuccessoreGuglielmo I...

 

Lim Ju HwanPada tanggal 2 sore, presentasi produksi proyek khusus MBC Imong diadakan di MBC Golden Mouse Hall 2019Lahir18 Mei 1982 (umur 41)Seoul, Korea SelatanPekerjaanAktor, penyanyi, modelTahun aktif2004 - sekarang Lim Ju Hwan (lahir 18 Mei 1982) a.k.a. Im Ju Hwan (임주환 dalam Korea, 林周煥 dalam Hanja) adalah aktor dan model asal Korea Selatan. Ia berperan dalam beberapa serial televisi seperti Hyunhaetan Marriage War (MBC, 2010), Tamra the Island (Tempted Again) (MBC, 2...

 

This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2014 NBA off-season and 2014–15 NBA season. Retirement Derek Fisher with the Los Angeles Lakers. Shane Battier with the Houston Rockets. Quentin Richardson with the New York Knicks. Chauncey Billups with the Detroit Pistons. Al Harrington with the Denver Nuggets. Steve Nash with the Phoenix Suns. Date Name Team(s) played (years) Age Notes Ref. June 9 Travis Diener Orlando Magic (2005–2007)Indiana Pacers (2007–2010)Portland Trail Blazers (...

Untuk versi filmnya, lihat The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film). Cincin kekuasaan Kembalinya Sang Raja (judul bahasa Inggris: The Return of The King) adalah jilid ketiga dan terakhir dari novel epik The Lord of the Rings karya penulis Inggris, J. R. R. Tolkien. Buku ini dibagi menjadi dua bagian (The War of The Ring dan The End of the Third Age) dan pertama kali dirilis di Britania Raya pada 20 Oktober 1955. Dua jilid sebelumnya masing-masing adalah Sembilan Pembawa Cincin dan...

 

Persimpangan ShibuyaScramble crossingShibuya scramble crossing ketika malamLokasi:Shibuya, Tokyo, Jepang Video Persimpangan Shibuya (2008) Foto udara dari persimpangan Persimpangan Shibuya (渋谷スクランブル交差点code: ja is deprecated ) adalah persimpangan scramble yang terletak di barat laut Stasiun Shibuya. Nama resminya adalah Persimpangan Alun-alun Stasiun Shibuya (渋谷駅前交差点code: ja is deprecated ),[1] variasi ortografi seperti Scramble crossing di depan sta...

 

US Army general Charles H. Jacoby Jr.General Charles H. Jacoby Jr., United States ArmyBorn (1954-06-19) June 19, 1954 (age 69)[1]Detroit, Michigan, United StatesAllegianceUnited StatesService/branchUnited States ArmyYears of service1978–2014RankGeneralCommands heldUnited States Northern CommandNorth American Aerospace Defense CommandUnited States Army AlaskaI CorpsMulti-National Corps – IraqBattles/warsOperation Urgent FuryWar in AfghanistanIraq WarAwardsDefense Distingu...

Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti 2018-2019 Competizione Campionato nazionale Dante Berretti Sport Calcio Edizione 53ª Organizzatore Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico Date dal 6 ottobre 2018al 7 giugno 2019 Luogo  Italia Partecipanti 63 Risultati Vincitore Torino (Serie A-B)Virtus Entella (Serie C)(11º e 2º titolo) Finalista Inter (Serie A-B)Ternana (Serie C) Cronologia della competizione 2017-2018 2019-2020 Manuale Il Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti 2018-2019 è st...

 

Untuk partai politik bernama sama, lihat Partai Aceh (disambiguasi). Partai Aceh Peurté AcèhSingkatanPAPresidenMuzakir ManafSekretaris JenderalKamaruddin AbubakarMajelis Tuha PeutTgk. Malik Mahmud Al-Haythar [1]SekretarisKetua Fraksi di DPRAZulkarnaini Hamzah Tarmizi, S.P [2]Majelis Tuha LapanJuru bicaraTgk. Ramli SulaimanNurzahri, ST[3]Bendahara UmumTgk. HasanuddinDibentuk07 Juli 2007Kantor pusatJl. Soekarno-Hatta No. 5-7,Simpang Dodik Emperum Jaya Baru, Banda Aceh,...

 

† Египтопитек Реконструкция внешнего вида египтопитека Научная классификация Домен:ЭукариотыЦарство:ЖивотныеПодцарство:ЭуметазоиБез ранга:Двусторонне-симметричныеБез ранга:ВторичноротыеТип:ХордовыеПодтип:ПозвоночныеИнфратип:ЧелюстноротыеНадкласс:Четвероно...

English footballer Scott Davies Davies playing for Fleetwood Town in 2012Personal informationFull name Scott David Davies[1]Date of birth (1987-02-23) 23 February 1987 (age 37)[2]Place of birth Blackpool, EnglandHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]Position(s) GoalkeeperYouth career0000–2005 MorecambeSenior career*Years Team Apps (Gls)2005–2010 Morecambe 16 (0)2010–2015 Fleetwood Town 150 (0)2014 → Morecambe (loan) 10 (0)2015 → Accrington Stanley (...

 

Yttrium(III) chloride Part of a layer in the crystal structure of YCl3[1] Unit cell Layer packing Names IUPAC names Yttrium(III) chlorideYttrium trichloride Identifiers CAS Number 10361-92-9 Y 3D model (JSmol) Interactive imagehexahydrate:: Interactive image ChemSpider 59696 Yhexahydrate:: 175148 ECHA InfoCard 100.030.716 EC Number hexahydrate:: 233-801-0 PubChem CID 10198055hexahydrate:: 16211498 RTECS number ZG3150000 UNII 11521XLD38 Y CompTox Das...

 

Not to be confused with Arie Lamme.Dutch painter (1812–1900) Arie Johannes Lamme by an unknown artist (1842) The Big Studio. Arie Johannes Lamme, also spelled Ary (27 September 1812, Dordrecht — 25 February 1900, Berg en Dal) was a Dutch painter, etcher, lithographer, art dealer and museum director. He specialized in genre scenes and historical works. Biography His father was the art dealer Arnoldus Lamme [nl]. He originally studied with his father, then went to Paris at the ...

Jewish philosopher from Spain (1135–1204) For other uses, see Maimonides (disambiguation). Moses ben Maimon redirects here. For the Moroccan kabbalist, see Moses ben Maimon Albas. For the Haifa hospital, see Rambam Health Care Campus. For the Brooklyn, New York hospital, see Maimonides Medical Center. Maimonides(Moshe ben Maimon)Purported portrait of Maimonides from which all modern portraits are derived, Thesaurus Antiquitatum Sacrarum c. 1744[1]Born30 March[2] or 6 A...

 

LGBT rights in NorwayLocation of Norway (dark green)in Europe (dark grey)  –  [Legend]StatusLegal since 1972Gender identityTransgender people allowed to change legal sex based on self-determinationMilitaryLGBT people allowed to serve openly.Discrimination protectionsSexual orientation, gender identity/expression, intersex status protections (see below)Family rightsRecognition of relationshipsSame-sex marriage since 2009AdoptionFull adoption rights since 200...

 

Tom Standage Tom Standage adalah seorang jurnalis dan penulis dari Inggris. Sebagai seorang lulusan Universitas Oxford, ia bekerja sebagai penulis sains dan teknologi untuk The Guardian, sebagai editor bisnis di The Economist, yang telah dipublikasikan di Wired, The New York Times, dan The Daily Telegraph, dan telah mempublikasikan lima buku, termasuk The Victorian Internet.[1][2] Daftar karya The Turk: The Life and Times of the Eighteenth Century Chess Player The Victorian In...

Canadian professional and amateur wrestler For the Indian wrestler of the early 20th century, see The Great Gama. Gama SinghSingh, c. 1983Birth nameGadowar Singh SahotaBorn (1954-12-08) December 8, 1954 (age 69)Punjab, IndiaFamilyRaj Singh (son)Jinder Mahal (nephew)Professional wrestling careerRing name(s)Gama SinghGreat GamaBilled height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)Billed weight225 lb (102 kg)Trained byBill PersackStu HartDebut1973[1]Retired2020 Gadowar Sing...

 

Village in Devon, England Human settlement in EnglandBurringtonNorthcote Manor HotelBurringtonLocation within DevonPopulation538 (2001)OS grid referenceSS6316Civil parishBurringtonDistrictNorth DevonShire countyDevonRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townUMBERLEIGHPostcode districtEX37Dialling code01769PoliceDevon and CornwallFireDevon and SomersetAmbulanceSouth Western UK ParliamentNorth Devon List of places UK England Devo...

 

American professional wrestler Christopher Lindsey redirects here. For the songwriter and record producer, see Chris Lindsey. Roderick StrongStrong in 2016Birth nameChristopher LindseyBorn (1983-07-26) July 26, 1983 (age 40)[1]Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.[2]Alma materUniversity of South FloridaSpouse(s) Marina Shafir ​(m. 2018)​Children1Professional wrestling careerRing name(s)Roderick Strong The JesterBilled height5 ft 10 in (178...

1931 film The Tree's knees The Tree's Knees is a 1931 one-reel short subject featuring Bosko, part of the Looney Tunes series.[1] It was released in August 1931 and is directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, the last cartoon in the series to be directed by the two.[2] Every Looney Tunes cartoon after this was directed by Hugh Harman until 1933, and every Merrie Melodies cartoon was directed by Rudolf Ising until the aforementioned year. It is also the last Bosko cartoon to n...

 

English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer (1791–1871) Babbage redirects here. For other uses, see Babbage (disambiguation). Charles BabbageKH FRSBabbage in 1860Born(1791-12-26)26 December 1791London, EnglandDied18 October 1871(1871-10-18) (aged 79)Marylebone, London, EnglandAlma materPeterhouse, CambridgeKnown forAnalytical engineDifference engineSpouse Georgiana Whitmore ​ ​(m. 1814; died 1827)​Children8, including B...