Raymond Duchamp-Villon

French, 1876 - 1918

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The sculpture depicts a male figure in a lunging position, with one leg in front of the other and his torso leaning forward. The man has both arms cut off just below the shoulders and legs cut off just below the knees, with the limbs ending in flat planes. His facial features are stylized, with a sharp, angular nose, curving brows with no visible eyes below them, and thin lips in a neutral expression. The man is nude, but his chest has no visible detail. He has short, textured hair, and the entire surface of the sculpture has some faint texture, similar to hammered metal. The sculpture is made of a reflective black material.
Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Torso of a Young Man, 1910, bronze, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1971.66.12

Torso of a Young Man

Raymond Duchamp-Villon · 1910 · bronze ·  Accession ID  1971.66.12

This is a drawing of a sculpted bust on a rectangular pedestal. The drawing features a stylized representation of a human head, executed in a series of linear and crosshatched strokes. The bust has a strong, simplified geometry, with facets and planes that give it a somewhat abstract appearance while maintaining human features. The pedestal is rendered with vertical lines, suggesting a wooden texture. The background is filled with a dense grid-like pattern.
Jacques Villon, Baudelaire, 1920, etching on wove paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1950.16.263

Baudelaire

Jacques Villon · 1920 · etching on wove paper ·  Accession ID  1950.16.263