Untitled
1907
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
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Jacques Villon
Jacques Villon, also known as Gaston Duchamp, was a French Cubist and abstract painter and printmaker.
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ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1907 ink by Jacques Villon, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch looks messy on purpose. Three dark, blobby shapes sit on a rough, textured ground—one tall and thin, another squat and round, and a third stretched out like a fallen log. The lines are scratchy, almost like someone scribbled fast with a pencil, leaving streaks and smudges behind. The artist used a technique where ink is pushed into lines carved into metal, then wiped away to leave only the marks behind. It’s not polished—just raw marks on paper. Try looking up etching to see how this process works.
Jacques Villon, also known as Gaston Duchamp, was a French Cubist and abstract painter and printmaker.
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