Young Woman in Profile

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Young Woman in Profile

1913

Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp) (French, 1875–1963)

Villon made only two wood engravings. This small portrait appears to be his sister, Suzanne Duchamp. Unlike a woodcut, which is cut with a knife, wood engravings are made with a burin and are cut against the grain of the wood. The effect of a wood engraving is finer and more detailed than a woodcut, with closely worked fine lines that print white against black. Here, the figure seems to be covered by a veil of wavy parallel lines, an effect Villon later used in some of his etchings and drypoints.

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Object Details

Title:

Young Woman in Profile

Date:

1913

Artist:

Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp) (French, 1875–1963)

Medium:

Wood engraving

Dimensions:

Block: 6 5/16 x 4 5/8 inches (16 x 11.7 cm) Sheet: 7 5/8 x 5 1/8 inches (19.4 x 13 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of The Judith Rothschild Foundation, 2001

Accession Number:

2001-9-10

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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