Jacques Villon: Cubist Work on Paper

Jacques Villon is one of the 20th Century's most significant artists Stanley Hayter and others have called Villon "the father of modern print-making." Jacques Villon, actually named Gaston Duchamp, was probably the most sig­nificant peintre-graveur of the twentieth century in France. This book explores a segment of his painting and print-making skills, one commonly known as Cubism. Villon, and his brothers were a part of a group of infuential intellectual painters, poets and essayists who met regularly in villon's studio. His work is intimately connected with ideas that originated there. The author, in 2011, completed a definitive catalog of the entire collection of villon's work gathered over a forty year period--350 graphic and painting works on paper. The present study focuses specifically on 53 Cubist-related images from that collection, and discusses the influence of the "Section d'Or" on the artist's working method. The work is extensively referenced.
ISBN:978-0-9908931-5-8
Copyright JACK LEISSRING
Publisher J. C. Leissring Fine Art Press
Published September 21, 2013
Language English
Pages 142
Binding Perfect-bound Paperback
Interior Ink Black & white
Weight 1.03 lbs.
Dimensions (inches) 8.5 wide x 11 tall
Price: $25.00 available at www.lulu.com The author, Jack Leissring, has a vast collection of art, dating from 1600, that includes 472 artists. He is a retired phy­sician (pathologist) a pianist,he paints, sculpts, draws, designs and builds dwellings and does etchings and woodcuts. He has written and published 28 books on a variety of subjects