An 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.

This 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.