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Monsieur le Sous-préfet

1901
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Monsieur le Sous-préfet
  • Artist: Jacques Villon (French, Damville 1875–1963 Puteaux)
  • Date: 1901
  • Medium: Gray wash and watercolor with traces of graphite on buff board, darkened
  • Dimensions: Overall: 22 5/8 x 18 7/8in. (57.4 x 47.9cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.755
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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