Jacques Villon (1875-1963) - Etching - The Bird

Jacques Villon (1875-1963) - Etching - The bird Original engraving, etching on paper, signed and annotated in pencil by the artist Here, an original proof of the first printing in 1921 Edition: 50 signed proofs printed in 1921. Work entitled: "The bird" Dimensions with frame: 36 x 28 cm Dimensions of the sheet: 16 x 24.5 cm Dimensions of the illustration: 10 x 16.5 cm Visible at the Galerie Courcelles Antiquités, at 97 rue de Courcelles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Jacques Villon (French, born July 31, 1875 in Damville – died June 9, 1963 at age 87), painter and engraver linked to the Cubist movement, is famous for his realistic and abstract works. Born in the Haute-Normandie region, Villon is the brother of Suzanne Duchamp, Raymond Duchamp-Villon and Marcel Duchamp. In 1894 he moved to Paris to study law, but gradually his interest developed in art and he spent the following years making illustrations for newspapers.