Jacques Villon authenticated art
Framed print Fete Champetre done by French artist Jacques Villon. Jacques Villon, born Gustav Duchamp, came from an artistic family and was the brother to well-known artists Suzanne Duchamp, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, and Marcel Duchamp. He was in the Cubist movement and specialized in realistic and abstract styles. A note on the back of the framed print reads:FETE CHAMPETRE by Jacques VillonVillon's background as a caricaturist is quickly evident in this ironical original. The fantastic master has taken a village official and presented him in both his grandeur and pomposity.Born in Normandy in 1875, Villon's family of artists is well known. Active in both the cubist and later abstract groups in the School of Paris, his works may be viewed in every major museum in the world