Original 1964 Lithograph "Intimité" by Jacques Villon

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Original lithograph from "Prints from the Mourlot Press", a catalog of an exhibition sponsored by the French Embassy and circulated … Read more Original lithograph from "Prints from the Mourlot Press", a catalog of an exhibition sponsored by the French Embassy and circulated by the Traveling Exhibition Service of the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, in 1964-65, with original lithographs by Chagall, Picasso, Miro, Beaudin, Esteve, Matisse, Guiramand, Florsheim, Cathelin, Brasilier, Brianchon, Cocteau, Minaux, Jenkins, Calder, Kito, Giacometti, and Manessier. Printed by the Mourlot Press, Paris, October 1964. Print size: 10 x 7-3/8 inches on Velin d’Arches paper. Verso titled. Signed in Stone. Mint condition new old stock from our complete copy of "Prints from the Mourlot Press". Colophon pages shown for provenance purposes and not included.

Per S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary, Smithsonian Institute:

“Fernand Mourlot has long been the acknowledged master printer of France in every field, from lithographs to fine books to posters. The unfailing quality of his work commands the respect of museums, collectors, and most important of all, the artists themselves. Every product of his workshop bears the mark of Mourlot’s discipline and craft and can truly be called an ideal collaboration between artist and artisan... The result of years of thoughtful planning, this special exhibition presents an accurate portrait of the Mourlot Press. We are greatly indebted to Fernand Mourlot, who made the selection, supervised the production of the catalogue, and gave endless time and energy to the details of preparation.”

Jacques Villon, born Gaston Émile Duchamp (1875-1963) was a French painter and printmaker, closely associated with Cubism. He was a member of the famous Duchamp-Villon family of artists and brother of Marcel Duchamp. Gaston adopted the pseudonym Jacques Villon (after the medieval poet François Villon) around 1895 to distinguish himself artistically from his siblings. Villon’s work fused Cubist structure with a refined sense of color and lyrical abstraction, balancing geometric form with delicate tonal harmonies, thus giving his paintings and prints a more poetic, less severe quality than analytic Cubism. He produced innovative etchings and lithographs, contributing significantly to the revival of printmaking as an art form in the early 20th century. See less