A Cubist still life by Jacques Villon, Nature morte aux fleurs jaunes features simplified geometric forms and a bright colour palette, with yellow flowers as the central motif.

Jacques Villon, born Gaston Émile Duchamp, was a French Cubist and abstract painter, also known for his printmaking. He was the brother of artists Marcel Duchamp and Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti. Villon developed his own style of Cubism, distinct from that of Picasso and Braque, characterised by brighter colours and a concern with geometric forms. He was a member of the Section d'Or group of artists. Nature morte aux fleurs jaunes presents a still life rendered in a Cubist style. The composition features simplified, geometric shapes and a limited colour palette. Yellow flowers are the most prominent element, contrasted against blues, reds, and greens. The forms are fragmented and reassembled, creating a sense of depth and movement within the two-dimensional plane. The painting reflects Villon's exploration of colour and form within the Cubist idiom.