Another Time: 1830 (Autre Temps: 1830) 1904

Jacques Villon made "Another Time: 1830" using etching and aquatint printed in color. The scene shimmers with soft hues, pinks, yellows, and greens laid down in translucent layers. It’s like he's conjuring a memory more than documenting a scene. Look closely, and you’ll notice how the lines dance and weave, creating a sense of movement and light. There’s a looseness, an openness, that invites you into the picture. Take the figure of the girl with the hoop, for example: her dress is only suggested by the lightest of touches, yet it conveys the volume and texture of the fabric. The surface is alive, the colors blending and bleeding into each other. This feels reminiscent of someone like Bonnard, where the everyday world is imbued with a sense of magic and reverie. "Another Time: 1830" isn't just a picture; it's a feeling, a mood, a fleeting moment captured in time.