La Main qui Châtie

Accession Number
2003/1.361

Title
La Main qui Châtie

Artist(s)
Jacques Villon

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1946-1947

Medium & Support
etching on paper

Dimensions
9 3/4 in x 12 15/16 in (24.77 cm x 32.86 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Marvin Eisenberg in memory of Paul Grigaut

Subject matter
Jacques Villon worked closely with cubist artists, including Picasso and Georges Braque, early in his career. Later, he was highly regarded as a printer where we still see some Cubist influences. He consistently employs structured forms and uses cross-hatching techniques to incorporate ranges of light and dark. This work was included in a porfolio published by Le Gerbier in Paris, titled Alternance, a collaborative literary and artistic compilation including works by other prominent writers and artists of the time including Jean Cocteau, Paul Eluard, and Henri Matisse.

Physical Description
This black and white etching includes a sort of pyramid form, central to the image, with other smaller triangular forms towards the top. Along the bottom are several swirling forms. Faint cloud shapes appear throughout the background. The entire image is done with distinct cross-hatched etching lines.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Cubist
Non-Representational Art
abstraction
collaboration
cross-hatching

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