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Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). <em>The Philosopher (Le Philosophe)</em>, 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1000_SL1.jpg)
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Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). The Philosopher (Le Philosophe), 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1000_SL1.jpg)
Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). <em>The Philosopher (Le Philosophe)</em>, 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1000_SL1.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). The Philosopher (Le Philosophe), 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1000_SL1.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). <em>The Philosopher (Le Philosophe)</em>, 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.34.1000_1975_xrs_detail01.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). The Philosopher (Le Philosophe), 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.34.1000_1975_xrs_detail01.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). <em>The Philosopher (Le Philosophe)</em>, 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.34.1000_1975_xrs_detail02.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). The Philosopher (Le Philosophe), 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.34.1000_1975_xrs_detail02.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). <em>The Philosopher (Le Philosophe)</em>, 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.34.1000_1975_xrs_detail03.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). The Philosopher (Le Philosophe), 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.34.1000_1975_xrs_detail03.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). <em>The Philosopher (Le Philosophe)</em>, 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.34.1000_1975_xrs_detail04.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). The Philosopher (Le Philosophe), 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.34.1000_1975_xrs_detail04.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). <em>The Philosopher (Le Philosophe)</em>, 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.34.1000_1975_xrs_detail05.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). The Philosopher (Le Philosophe), 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.34.1000_1975_xrs_detail05.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). <em>The Philosopher (Le Philosophe)</em>, 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.34.1000_1975_xrs_detail06.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). The Philosopher (Le Philosophe), 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.34.1000_1975_xrs_detail06.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). <em>The Philosopher (Le Philosophe)</em>, 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1000_acetate_bw.jpg)

Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). The Philosopher (Le Philosophe), 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1000_acetate_bw.jpg)

The Philosopher (Le Philosophe)

Jacques Villon

European Art

Based on a life study of a seated male bather swathed in a towel and reading a newspaper, Villon’s simultaneously geometric and organic painting blends hard- and softedged intersecting planes with the contours of a powerful, muscular body and its enveloping white drapery. Although this work developed out of an initial interest in the human form, the artist gave it a title that evokes the metaphysical realm of the intellect or the incorporeal—reflecting Villon’s own considered approach to painting.
ARTIST Jacques Villon, French, 1875-1963
MEDIUM Oil on canvas
  • Place Made: Europe
    • DATES 1930
    DIMENSIONS 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm) Frame: 46 x 37 1/2 in. (116.8 x 95.3 cm) Mount: 8 3/8 x 6 in. (21.3 x 15.3 cm)  (show scale)
    SIGNATURE Signed and dated lower left: "Jacques Villon '30"
    COLLECTIONS European Art
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    EXHIBITIONS
    ACCESSION NUMBER 34.1000
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Gerda Stein
    RIGHTS STATEMENT © artist or artist's estate
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    CAPTION Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). The Philosopher (Le Philosophe), 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1000_SL1.jpg)
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    Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963). <em>The Philosopher (Le Philosophe)</em>, 1930. Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 31 7/8in. (100.6 x 81cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerda Stein, 34.1000. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1000_SL1.jpg)

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