▁obsc ure ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years . ▁ ▁At ▁his ▁home , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brothers ▁Raymond ▁and ▁Marcel ▁organized ▁a ▁regular ▁discussion ▁group ▁with ▁artists ▁and ▁critics ▁such ▁as ▁Jean ▁Met z inger , ▁Albert ▁G le izes , ▁Francis ▁Pic ab ia , ▁Robert ▁D ela un ay , ▁Fern and ▁Lé ger ▁and ▁others ▁that ▁was ▁soon ▁dub bed ▁the ▁P ute aux ▁Group ▁( or ▁the ▁Section ▁d ' Or ). ▁Vill on ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁having ▁the ▁group ▁exhib it ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Section ▁d ' Or ▁after ▁the ▁golden ▁section ▁of ▁classical ▁mathematics . ▁Their ▁first ▁show , ▁Sal on ▁de ▁la ▁Section ▁d ' Or , ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Galerie ▁La ▁Bo ét ie ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁involved ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁works ▁by ▁ 3 1 ▁artists . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Vill on ▁created ▁seven ▁large ▁dry points ▁in ▁which ▁forms ▁break ▁into ▁sh aded ▁py ram idal ▁plan es . ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Arm ory ▁Show ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁helping ▁introduce ▁European ▁modern ▁art ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁His ▁works ▁proved ▁popular ▁and ▁all ▁his ▁art ▁sold . ▁From ▁there , ▁his ▁reputation ▁expanded ▁so ▁that ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁he ▁was ▁better ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁than ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁ ▁An ▁exhibition ▁of ▁Jacques ▁Vill