La Parisienne (17)

1903

Jacques Villon

Associated Names
Jacques Villon

Artist, French, 1875 - 1963

The image shows a woman sitting in a wooden chair with a red cushioned back and seat. She is leaning slightly forward with her elbows resting on the chair's back, her hands supporting her chin. The woman is shown from head to knees, her body slightly angled to the left. She has delicate facial features with a thoughtful expression, short wavy hair, and wears a long white dress with intricate designs. She is also wearing a large white hat with decorative feathers. A white fabric drapes over the side and back of the chair. The background is a deep, dark color.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, softground etching, and aquatint, printed from multiple plates in red, pink and black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund and Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 45.2 x 34.1 cm (17 13/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 66.8 x 50.2 cm (26 5/16 x 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.30.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ginestet/Pouillon 1979, no. E74

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Louis Carré, Paris. (sale, Artcurial: Briest/Poulain/Le Fur, Hôtel Dassault, Paris, 1 March 2004, nos. 191 and 192). Frederick Mulder, London; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

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.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Jacques VIllon / 03; lower right center in graphite: Jacques Villon

Markings

none

Watermarks

Van Gelder Zonen

Wikidata ID

Q76438551

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