Minne étendue dans un rocking-chair (Minne Reclining in a Rocking Chair)

1907

Jacques Villon

Associated Names
Jacques Villon

Artist, French, 1875 - 1963

The image depicts a sketch of a reclining nude figure, showing the full length of the body. The person is positioned lying back on a chaise-like structure with both arms raised, hands resting behind the head. The person's face is in profile view, revealing delicate features and loose hair cascading down, which appears to be long and flowing. There is no visible clothing on the person. Surrounding the figure is a softly rendered background that gives an impression of textured surfaces, hinting at a lightly sketched indoor setting with indistinct objects around, such as a chair nearby. The overall composition conveys a sense of relaxation within the depicted setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Evelyn Stefansson Nef Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.51 × 22.54 cm (6 1/2 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.64 × 28.26 cm (8 1/8 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.74.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ginestet/Pouillon 1979, no. E187

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Conrad R. Graeber Fine Art, Riderwood, Maryland); acquired 2016 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1979

  • Ginestet, Colette de, and Catherine Pouillon. Jacques Villon: les estampes et les illustrations, catalogue raisonné. Paris: Arts et Métiers Graphiques, 1979, no. E187.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: [undeciphered]; lower right in graphite: Jacques Villon; upper right margin in graphite: 1907; lower right margin in graphite by unknown hand: GP 87; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: (g)

Wikidata ID

Q77112252

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