The Impressionist Cubist

From 1922 to 1933, Villon experienced significant financial difficulties, which led him to create a series of prints for the Bernheim-Jeune gallery, interpreting the works of renowned masters such as Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse, Rouault, Picasso, and Braque. During this time, he was actually better known in the United States than in France. Around 1930, Villon returned to painting, drawing inspiration from the color theories of physicist Ogden Rood, which earned him the nickname “impressionist cubist painter.”