La Parisienne (19)

1903

Jacques Villon

Associated Names
Jacques Villon

Artist, French, 1875 - 1963

The image shows a woman seated in a side profile on an ornate chair with dark wooden arms and legs, upholstered in a reddish fabric. She has her head slightly turned to the right, resting her chin on one hand. She wears a wide-brimmed hat with decoration and a feather on top, and her hair is styled up. The woman is dressed in a light-colored voluminous garment that may be trimmed with fur or lace. There are no visible jewelry or objects in her hands. The background consists of soft, blended colors in muted tones.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching, etching, drypoint, aquatint, and liftground aquatint printed in pink and black, touched with gray on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund and Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 45.2 x 34 cm (17 13/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 67.1 x 50 cm (26 7/16 x 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.30.10

  • 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

recto: in plate, at lower center: 03; lower right center in graphite: Jacques Villon

Markings

none

Watermarks

Van Gelder Zonen

Wikidata ID

Q76438553

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