The Lucky Negro (Le nègre en bonne fortune)

1899

Jacques Villon

Associated Names
Jacques Villon

Artist, French, 1875 - 1963

The image shows the upper two-thirds of a man and a woman seated in chairs facing each other. The man, on the left, is wearing a dark suit and a hat. He has a mustache and a focused gaze. The woman, on the right, is wearing a dark dress with puffed sleeves and a white ruffled collar. She has short, dark hair mostly covered by a large hat with red decorations. They are set against a plain, dark brown background. An artist's signature is visible on the right side of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.68.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ginestet/Pouillon 1979, no. E22, ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2003

  • Moulin Rouge: The Seeds of Modernity, The Thomasville Cultural Center, Georgia, 2003, no cat.

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.

2003

  • Coker, Gylbert Garvin. Moulin Rouge: The Seeds of Modernity. The Thomasville Cultural Center: 2003, no. 12.

Wikidata ID

Q65571050

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