Gaby in a Chaise Longue

1906

Jacques Villon

Associated Names
Jacques Villon

Artist, French, 1875 - 1963

The image shows the upper bodies of two women. The woman in the foreground is seated, leaning slightly forward. She has finely detailed facial features with a gentle expression, her lips are closed, and her hair appears light brown, styled upwards beneath a large, elegantly decorated hat adorned with green details. She is wearing a dress, partially visible beneath a loose, dark shawl draped around her shoulders. The woman behind her, standing with her arms crossed, has light hair styled in a similar updo. Her features are more indistinct, and she wears a lighter-toned dress. The background is plain and unembellished, focusing attention on the two women without any specific contextual elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black with pastel and spattering on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 53.2 x 41.2 cm (20 15/16 x 16 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 60.8 x 45.7 cm (23 15/16 x 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.79.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ginestet/Pouillon 1979, no. E158


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(André Candillier, Paris); purchased by NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 116.

Bibliography

1979

  • Ginestet, Colette de and Catherine Pouillon. Jacques Villon: les estampes et les illustrations: catalogue raisonne. Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1979.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Jacques Villon

Wikidata ID

Q76342747

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