The Great Draftsman Seated (Le grand dessinateur assis)

1935

Jacques Villon

Associated Names
Jacques Villon

Artist, French, 1875 - 1963

The image is a charcoal sketch depicting a seated person from the waist up. The person is situated to the left of the image, facing towards the right. Their facial features are angular, with a prominent brow and cheekbones, and they have short hair styled back. They are wearing a dark garment with a contrasting collar. The person is holding a small object resembling a flower in their left hand. In the background, there is a faint outline of a statue or ornament on a pedestal. The rest of the background is dark with cross-hatching shading around the figure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.284

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ginestet/Pouillon 1979, no. E385, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65359032

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