First Bucolic: Virgil Expelled from the Earth by a Centurion

1955

Jacques Villon

Associated Names
Jacques Villon

Artist, French, 1875 - 1963

The image features intersecting lines and angular shapes, creating an abstract composition. Geometrical figures resembling fragmented human forms interact dynamically. A man stands to the left, with lines extending from one arm pointing towards the center where abstract shapes resembling grazing animals are scattered across a field of vibrant yellows and muted pastels. To the right, another figure is reclined among angular shapes, suggesting sitting or resting under a tree-like form with irregular leafy structures. The artwork captures a pastoral scene with energetic strokes and a fusion of colors.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1963.11.233

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ginestet/Pouillon 1979, no. E558, ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1979

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

Wikidata ID

Q65509856

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