French painter and printmaker Jacques Villon advanced the evolution of Cubism in Paris in the early 20th century. Unlike the reduced palette of the earliest iteration of Cubism, many of Villon’s paintings explore truncated forms and planar shifts through relatively saturated colors, rich chromatic contrasts and figural or landscape compositions. Alongside his brother Raymond Duchamp, he founded the Puteaux Group, Cubist group which included Fernand Léger, Robert Delaunay,and Francis Picabia. Villon contributed to the development of the 1912 Salon de la Section d’Or, a critical exhibition for the rise of Cubism and Orphism. Born Gaston Duchamp in 1875, Villon was the elder brother to Raymond, Marcel and Suzanne Duchamp, three major modernist artists of the 20th century. After deciding to become an artist, Gaston changed his name to Jacques Villon after the medieval French poet François Villon. He focused on prints and caricatures for illustrated journals early in his career, but was drawn to the artists and critics who regularly frequented his family home, including Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes and the artists who lived in the thriving community of Montmartre. After the Salon de la Section d’Or show, Villon exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show in New York, which was hugely consequential in bringing Cubism and European modernism more broadly to the United States. In 1955, he designed the much admired stained-glass windows for the Cathedral of Metz, France, alongside Marc Chagall and Roger Bissière. Villon’s quiet nature, in conjunction with the towering figure of his brother Marcel Duchamp, contributed to his work remaining relatively less known than those of his contemporaries; however, his achievements were considerable, and continue to impress collectors and admirers of his work. He was named Chevalier of the Legion d’Honor, and promoted to Officier and later Commandeur. He was awarded the Carnegie Prize in 1950 and the Grand Prix at the 1956 Venice Biennale. His L’Acrobate sold at Sotheby’s for $1.24 million. Villon’s works are held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the National Gallery, Washington, D.C.; the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; and many other major institutions.

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Property from a European Private Collection Jacques Villon 1875 - 1963 Le Saltimbanque signed Jacques Villon (upper left); signed Jacques Villon (lower left); signed Jacques Villon (on the reverse) oil on canvas 33 by 27 cm. 13 by 10⅝ in. framed: 48.2 by 41.8 cm. 19 by 16½ in. Executed circa 1925. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Galerie Louis Carré & Cie.

le saltimbanque

Minne Playing with a Dog in a Basket [Minne jouant avec un chien dans un panier], by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Jacques+Villon&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jacques Villon</a>, 1907.<ul><li>Jacques Villon (French 1875-1963).</li><li>Dry point on laid paper.</li><li>Hand signed.</li><li>Proof edition.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> This drypoint is hand signed in by the artist in pencil "Jacques Villon" at the lower right margin.&nbsp;It is also inscribed ‘essai’ [proof].&nbsp;

Minne Playing with a Dog in a Basket | Minne Jouant avec un Chien dans un Panier

Nautical Festival ﻿[Fête Nautique], by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Raoul+Dufy&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Raoul Dufy</a> and <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Jacques+Villon&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jacques Villon</a>, 1926.<ul><li>Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953).</li><li>Jacques Villon ( French, 1875-1963).</li><li>Aquatint in colors on Arches Wove paper.</li><li>Hand-signed.</li><li>Part of an edition of 200.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> This work is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Raoul Dufy” at the lower left margin.&nbsp;It is further inscribed “Gravé par Jacques Villon 1926” in the lower right platemark.&nbsp;After the First World War Jacques Villon engraved a series of Aquatints after paintings of the Modern masters, such as Matisse, Picasso, Braque, Derain, Laurencin, Signac, Renoir, Cezanne, Vlaminck, Bonnard, Manet, Dufy, Luce, Modigiliani, Van Gogh, and others.&nbsp;This particular work was etched and aquatinted on the plate by Jacques Villon after the specially prepared maquette by Dufy and with Dufy’s collaboration and supervision.&nbsp; The work was published by Galerie Bernheim Jeune, Paris in 1928. The paper bears the Arches watermark in the lower margin. Inscribed with the number 75/200 by another hand in the lower left corner.

Nautical Festival | Fête Nautique

The Small Mechanical Workshop [Le Petit Atelier de Mécanique], by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Jacques+Villon&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jacques Villon</a>, 1914.<ul><li>Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963).</li><li>Etching on Arches laid paper.</li><li>Hand signed and numbered.</li><li>Part of an edition of 50.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> This is the first example of Villon’s use of dividing the surface of the plate with pyramidal shapes, a key component of the Cubist style.

The Small Mechanical Workshop | Le Petit Atelier de Mécanique

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