Untitled
1945
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 1945 ink by Jacques Villon, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch shows a seated figure wrapped in a heavy coat, barely visible through tangled lines. The background is just a faint rectangle, and the artist’s strokes overlap wildly, making the person hard to recognize. The whole image looks like it was drawn in one quick, messy motion. The lines are so loose they almost feel like scribbles—but that’s the point. The artist used a technique where the plate is scratched directly, letting ink fill the grooves for a raw, textured look. Next, check out etching to see how this kind of mark-making works.
Jacques Villon, also known as Gaston Duchamp, was a French Cubist and abstract painter and printmaker.
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