Print by Jacques Villon: Le Philosophe, represented by Childs Gallery
Jacques Villon
French (1875-1963)
Le Philosophe, 1930
Etching and drypoint
8×6 IN.

Ginestet Pouillon 330 iii/III. Number 28 in an edition of 50. Signed and dated in the plate lower right: "Jacques Villon / 30". Numbered in pencil lower left margin: "28/50"; signed in pencil lower right margin: "Jacques Villon". With collector's "H.M.P." stamp of the Henri M. Petiet Collection verso, bottom right (not cited in Lugt, refer to Lugt 2021a). Printed on cream laid paper. A fine impression in fine condition, aside from light staining in the margins, not extending to image. Sheet measures 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches. From the collection of Professor and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA.

$ 2,800