Eighth Bucolic: Pastoral

1955

Jacques Villon

Associated Names
Jacques Villon

Artist, French, 1875 - 1963

The image depicts angular shapes and fluid lines creating a sense of movement and depth. On the left, there is a figure sitting in a relaxed posture, surrounded by geometric green and pink forms. On the right, abstract forms resembling animals move along a blue and yellow landscape with structures hinting at barns or rural buildings in the distance. The use of bright colors and dynamic shapes evoke a rural setting with lively creatures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1963.11.252

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ginestet/Pouillon 1979, no. E572

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

Q65509875

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