Two (2) aquatint etchings attributed to Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963) after paintings by Edouard Manet (France, 1832-1883). 1st item: Etching titled "Le Dejeuner sur L'herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass)" originally painted in 1863, depicting three figures, including a nude woman and two clothed men having a picnic on the grass before a pond with […]
Lot 884: 2 Jacques Villon framed Abstract Prints, Le Gouter and Composition
1st item: Jacques Villon (French 1875-1963), "Composition," abstract aquatint on Arches paper, signed in plate lower right with monogram seal lower left. Likely from the Chalcographie de Louvre edition, circa 1947. Double frame with giltwood inner molding and stained wood exterior frame. Inscription en verso for Myron King/Lyzon Gallery, Nashville, with partial label for Watkins […]
Lot 885: 2 Aquatints, Alfred Sisley & J. Villon, Canal & Beach Scenes
1st item: Aquatint etching after a painting by Alfred Sisley (French, 1839-1899) titled "Le Chanel du Loing (The Loing Chanel)," originally painted in 1892, depicting the River Loing, the left tributary of the Seine, following through a forested landscape with a house in the opposite bank, beneath a cloudy blue sky. Inscribed "Sisley 92" in […]
Lot 886: 3 J. Villon Prints After Friesz, Cezanne, Utrillo
1st item: Jacques de Villon (French, 1875-1963) aquatint etching on Arches paper after a painting by Achille-Emile Othon Friesz (France, 1879-1949) titled "The Grape Harvest," originally painted in 1925-26, Chalcographie de Louvre edition. Depicts a group of people processing a grape harvest against a landscape setting. Signed "E Othon Friesz" in the plate, lower left, […]
Lot 882: J. Villon after Kees Van Dongen, Avenue du Bois, aquatint
Aquatint etching by Jacques de Villon (French, 1875-1963) after a painting by Kees (Cornelis Theodorus Maria) Van Dongen (Netherlands/Holland/France, 1877-1968) titled "Avenue du Bois," Chalcographie de Louvre edition. Depicts two fashionable young women with a dog strolling along the Avenue du Bois, the Arc de Triomphe visible in the background. Labeled "Van Dongen Pinxt," "Chalcographie […]
Lot 883: 2 J. Villon aquatints, Picasso and Modigliani, Mothers and Children
1st item: Jacques de Villon (French, 1875-1963) aquatint etching after a painting by Pablo Picasso (Spain/France, 1881-1973) titled "Mother and Child," originally painted in 1901, Chalcographie de Louvre edition. Depicts a seated woman in a blue robe, kissing the forehead of a child in a white night shirt. Signed "Picasso" center left in the plate. […]
Lot 880: J. Villon after Maximilien Luce, Londres, Aquatint of London
Aquatint etching on wove BKF Rives paper by Jacques de Villon (French, 1875-1963) after a painting by Maximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941) titled "Londres (London)," Chalcographie de Louvre edition. Depicts a view of the city of London by the shore of the river Thames. Stamped "Luce Pinxt," "Chalcographie de Louvre," and "Jacques Villon Sct," lower left, […]
Lot 881: J. Villon After Paul Signac, Le Port de la Rochelle, aquatint
Aquatint etching by Jacques de Villon (French, 1875-1963) after a painting by Paul Victor Jules Signac (French, 1863-1935) titled "Le Port de la Rochelle (The Port of La Rochelle)," originally painted in 1921, Chalcographie de Louvre edition. Pointillist view of sailboats in a harbor, likely in the South of France. Signed and dated "P Signas […]
Lot 877: Georges Rouault Etching, Mademoiselle Irma
Georges Rouault (France, 1871-1958) aquatint, roulette, drypoint, and burnisher on wove paper titled "Mademoiselle Irma," depicting the profile of a woman wearing a large hat. Dated and signed "1918 GR" lower right, in the plate. Typed label, en verso. Housed and double matted under glass in a giltwood frame with black trim and carved laurel […]
Lot 878: J. Villon after Fernand Leger, Woman with a Jar
Attrib. Jacques de Villon (French, 1875-1963), color aquatint after a painting by Fernand (Joseph Henri) Leger (American/French, 1881-1955) titled "La Femme a La Cruche" or Woman with a Jar, originally painted in 1928. Cubist image of a woman with black hair holding a red jar. Likely the Chalcographie de Louvre edition, with later pencil inscription […]