The Sulker (Boudeuse)

1900

Jacques Villon

Associated Names
Jacques Villon

Artist, French, 1875 - 1963

The image shows a person lying on a bed, viewed from behind. The subject's entire body is visible, with their head positioned toward the top left of the image and their feet extending toward the right side. The person is reclining with one arm bent to support their upper body. Their head is turned away from the viewer, with dark hair styled up in a bun, concealing facial features. The person is wearing a light-colored top with soft yellow tones and darker details around the shoulders, along with dark clothing on the lower body. The bed is draped with light bedding contrasting against the deep blue background wall, with vertical lines resembling a headboard or bars visible on the bed.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and aquatint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.6 x 28.8 cm (6 15/16 x 11 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.2 x 41.2 cm (11 7/8 x 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.64.179

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ginestet/Pouillon 1979, no. E37


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1986

  • Gifts to the Nation: Selected Acquisitions from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1986, unnumbered checklist

1997

  • Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.

2016

  • In Celebration of Paul Mellon, NGA, 2016.

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.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Jacques Villon; center in plate: Jacques Villon / 00; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: GP E 37

Wikidata ID

Q74070822

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