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© Estate of Jacques Villon / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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Jacques Villon
French, 1875-1963
Tightrope Walker, 1913
drypoint
Edition: 17/28
plate mark: 15 5/8 x 11 3/4 inches (39.69 x 29.84 cm); sheet: 19 x 14 1/8 inches (48.26 x 35.88 cm); overall: 28 x 22 inches (71.12 x 55.88 cm)
Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Gift of A. Conger Goodyear, by exchange, 1949
P1949:39
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In 1911, Jacques Villon and his brother Raymond Duchamp-Villon founded the Puteaux Group, also known as the Golden Section. It was a collective of Cubist-influenced artists interested in mathematical harmony who regularly met in Villon’s studio, near Paris. Some of the members included their other brother, Marcel Duchamp, Robert Delaunay, Albert Gleizes, and Fernand Léger. The group ultimately disbanded with the onset of World War I in 1914. Villon was an avid printmaker and is credited with developing the Cubist language in prints, far surpassing both Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in this area. Like Paul Klee, Villon was compelled by the theme of the tightrope walker.
Label from Picasso: The Artist and His Models, November 5, 2016–February 19, 2017
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