Jacques Villon [SEP] place of death
the fauvist, Cubist, and abstract impressionist movements.
By 1906, Montmartre was a bustling community and Jacques Villon moved to Puteaux in the quiet outskirts of Paris. There, he began to devote more of his time to working in drypoint, an intaglio technique that creates dark, velvety lines that stand out against the white of the paper. During this time he worked closely to develop his technique with other important printmakers such as Manuel Robbe.
His isolation from the vibrant art community in Montmartre, together with his modest
vision into ordered and pure artworks. In 1960 he returned to abstraction until his death in 1968.
Exhibitions.
- 1925- “Ney” gallery was his 1st exhibition, which was estimated by the art critics as a 'phenomenon'.
- 1926 - Exhibition in the Gallery of Surrealists.
- 1929 - Participated in the exhibition 'The Abstract Art'. Along with Joan Miró, Picasso, Piet Mondrian, Jacques Villon and others took part in the exhibition of selected contemporary artists in Amsterdam. Took place