Villon after Vincent van Gogh Color Aquatint Start Price USD 9,000.00 Current Price USD 9,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, May 12, 2008 End Time Thursday, May 22, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Villon after Vincent van Gogh Color Aquatint' Description ARTIST: Jacques Villon (1875-1963) after Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) TITLE: Vase with Pink Roses, 1927 MEDIUM: Original Color Etching & Aquatint IMAGE SIZE: 15" x 19.5" (38 x 49.5 cm) FRAME SIZE: 42" x 39" (106.68cm x 99.06cm) SIGNATURE: Hand signed by Jacques Villon (1875-1963) in pencil in the lower right margin. EDITION: Numbered 158/200 in pencil in the lower left margin. The names of the engraver and publisher appear in the plate along the upper margin of the work: 'Gravé par Jacques Villon 1921' and also noted in the plate in the lower right, 'Van Gogh.' CONDITION: Beautiful condition with bright colors throughout. DISCUSSION: Assaulting the senses, this image captures the floral beauty of the bouquet and intimates the presence of a caressing breeze. Villon captures both the subtleties of texture and tonality, delicately replicating van Gogh's poetic composition. Adapted from Vincent van Gogh's 1890 composition, titled Vase with Pink Rose, Jacques Villon engraved this image in 1927. Bernheim-Jeune of Paris published the work out of the edition of 200. The name and address of the editor appear in the upper left of the plate and the name of the printer in the upper right. Hand signed by Jacques Villon in pencil in the lower right margin, the work is also marked with an ornate blind stamp that appears as overlapping "ADA" or "APA" in the lower left margin. Painted in May of 1890, this work signifies van Gogh's valiant recovery from an illness he suffered from between February and April of that same year. Upon his recovery, van Gogh, wrote to his brother stating that the beauty of his surroundings was so compelling he had little time to rest. Van Gogh's new found strength and inherent agitation is discreetly sown into this composition. While the viewer enjoys the poetics of the delicate bouquet of roses, delighting in their haphazard arrangement and exuberant rendering, it is difficult to comprehend that this image was painted only two months before the artist's death. Intended for his brother Theo, van Gogh created this work as an object of decoration, however, the symbolic nature of the image cannot be denied. Drawing upon his sensitive romantic nature, van Gogh delicately suggests the lace like forms of the roses. This delicate suggestion stresses the traditional symbolism of flowers as representations of purity and mortality. As we the viewer enjoy their beauty, the rose has already begun to decay, reminding us of our own transience. DOCUMENTATION: It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will enclose with the sale of the work): 1) Ginestet, Colette de and Pouillon, Catherine, Jacques Villon: Les Estampes et Les Illustrations Catalogue Raisonné, 1979 listed on page 404-405 listed as image E 651. ABOUT THE FRAMING: Framed in a Italian-style bronze and gold moulding, this frame is the ideal compliment for this early twentieth century work. With its subtle, undulating forms with a subtle green border navigating the work, the sculptural details in the moulding gracefully balance its unique composition. The frame is finished with a white, linen-wrapped mat, a matching gold inner fillet and archival Plexiglas® cover. I. WHO IS MASTERWORKS FINE ART? II, QUESTIONS ABOUT BUYING FROM US? III. ABOUT US IV. PAYMENT V. SHIPPING AND HANDLING WHO IS MASTERWORKS FINE ART? 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