Untitled
1903
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
About the artist
Artist
Jacques Villon
Jacques Villon, also known as Gaston Duchamp, was a French Cubist and abstract painter and printmaker.
See the richer artist pageUntitled is a 1903 ink by Jacques Villon, depicting Playing Card, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a grid of thin black lines and soft gray shapes that look like playing cards laid out on a table. This is one of the first prints Jacques Villon made after he moved to Paris. He used three different printmaking steps—etching, drypoint, and aquatint—to build up the subtle grays. The cards feel almost weightless, as if they’re floating. To see how other artists turned everyday objects into patterns, look up the technique aquatint.
Jacques Villon, also known as Gaston Duchamp, was a French Cubist and abstract painter and printmaker.
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