{"product_id":"untitled-skeleton-on-horseback-jacques-villon","title":"Untitled (Skeleton on Horseback) - Jacques Villon","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn etching and aquatint by Jacques Villon depicts a skeleton riding a horse in a Cubist style, with surrealist undertones. The artwork features a restrained colour palette and detailed rendering of textures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis etching and aquatint by Jacques Villon presents a skeletal figure riding a horse, rendered in a style that blends Cubist fragmentation with Surrealist undertones. Villon, born Gaston Émile Duchamp, was a French Cubist and abstract painter, also known as a printmaker. He was the brother of artists Marcel Duchamp and Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti. The composition features a skeleton, its bony structure delineated with fine, precise lines, seated atop a horse whose form is similarly abstracted. The background is a wash of turquoise, against which the figures stand out. A large eye floats in the background, adding a layer of surrealism to the piece. The colour palette is restrained, with the use of ochre, red, and turquoise creating a contrast against the stark white of the skeleton and horse. The etching technique allows for a detailed rendering of textures and forms, while the aquatint adds depth and tone to the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/glass-and-checkerboard-juan-gris\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eGlass and Checkerboard - Juan Gris — Juan Gris\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/wearing-the-pierrot-eclair-costume-designed-by-sonia-delaunay-on-the-set-of-rene-le-somptier-s-film-le-p-tit-parigot-sonia-delaunay\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eWearing the Pierrot-Éclair costume designed by Sonia Delaunay, on the set of René Le Somptier’s film Le P’tit Parigot - Sonia Delaunay — Sonia Delaunay\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jacques Villon","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57737042592079,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57737043018063,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57737043050831,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Untitled-Skeleton-on-Horseback-_Poster_CompositorV1_1779242406943.jpg?v=1779242540","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.com\/products\/untitled-skeleton-on-horseback-jacques-villon","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}