La Parisienne (10)

1902

Jacques Villon

Associated Names
Jacques Villon

Artist, French, 1875 - 1963

The image shows a woman in profile view, seated in a chair with her upper body visible. She is turned slightly to her left, resting her arms on the back of the chair, with her face looking towards the right side of the image. Her facial features are softly defined, and her hair appears to be styled in an updo, with a light headpiece or hat resting on top, adorned with a yellow accent. She is wearing a light-colored dress with an elaborate collar that appears to be trimmed with a touch of yellow. The chair she is seated on has a red cushioned back and seat with a dark wooden frame. To the left of the woman, there is a decorative screen or tapestry featuring a peacock pattern in blue and white. The background features soft, abstract colors and lines, contributing to a textured and artistic backdrop.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color softground etching, etching, drypoint, aquatint, and liftground aquatint with embossing and touched with watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    New Century Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 45.2 x 33.9 cm (17 13/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 61.6 x 48.8 cm (24 1/4 x 19 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.54.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ginestet/Pouillon 1979, no. E74

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lucien Goldschmidt, New York, as of 1970; Marjorie Kovler, Chicago; Elaine Briede, Chicago; (Christies, New York, 3 May 1999, no. 84, via David Tunick); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Jacques Villon, A Collection of Graphic Work: 1896-1913 in Rare or Unique Impressions, Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York, 1970.

2000

  • Art for the Nation: Collecting for a New Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001.

2001

  • The Unfinished Print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001, proof 5, p. 77.

Bibliography

1950

  • Auberty, Jacqueline and Charles Pérussaux. Jacques Villon: Catalogue de son oeuvre gravé. Paris: Paul Prouté, 1950.

1979

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

1999

  • Robison, Andrew. "Jacques Villon, Five Unique Artist's Proofs of La Parisienne" National Gallery of Art Bulletin 22 (1999): 16.

2001

  • Brodie, Judith. "The Metamorphosis of Jacques Villon's 'La Parisienne'." In Peter Parshall et. al. The Unfinished Print. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001: 71-82.

Inscriptions

lower right below plate mark in graphite: Jacques Villon; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: [?]19

Markings

none

Watermarks

J WHATMAN 1901

Wikidata ID

Q75423753

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