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The Kitchen Garden at La Brunié

1941

Jacques Villon

(French, 1875–1963)
Culture
France, 20th century
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Unframed: 65 x 92 cm (25 9/16 x 36 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1964.95
Copyright
© Artists Right Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

Born Guston Duchamp, Jacques Villon was the brother of three artists: Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Marcel Duchamp, and Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti.

Description

In this view of a distant kitchen garden, nature has been transformed into an intersecting network of abstract, geometric forms. Diagonal lines suggesting roads and fields in the foreground converge on the long, horizontal garden structure and tall trees in the distance. Transparent planes of prismatic color infuse the entire composition with dynamic energy. The artist was member of the Puteaux or Section d’Or (Golden Section) Cubists, who based their compositions on principles of scientific color theory and mathematics.
A horizontally oriented oil painting in muted pinks and greens depicts a fragmented geometric landscape. In the foreground, diagonal bands of color recede toward the center. Above, tall pointed vertical forms rise against a solid light-green sky. Sharp, dark lines crisscross the composition, creating a web-like structure over the painterly blocks of color. A signature is in the bottom right corner.

The Kitchen Garden at La Brunié

1941

Jacques Villon

(French, 1875–1963)
France, 20th century

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