on ' s ▁work ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁at ▁the ▁Galerie ▁Louis ▁Car ré , ▁following ▁which ▁he ▁received ▁hon ors ▁at ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁international ▁exhib itions . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁Che val ier ▁( K night ) ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Honor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Offic ier ▁( O ffic er ) ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Honor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Vill on ▁received ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁Prize , ▁the ▁highest ▁award ▁for ▁painting ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Com mande ur ▁( Comm ander ) ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Honor . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁to ▁design ▁st ained - glass ▁windows ▁for ▁the ▁c athedral ▁at ▁Met z , ▁France . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁at ▁the ▁Ven ice ▁B ienn ale ▁exhibition . ▁ ▁Among ▁Vill on ' s ▁greatest ▁achiev ements ▁as ▁a ▁print maker ▁was ▁his ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁purely ▁graph ic ▁language ▁for ▁cub ism   – ▁an ▁accomplish ment ▁that ▁no ▁other ▁print maker , ▁including ▁his ▁fellow ▁cub ists ▁Pablo ▁Pic asso ▁or ▁Georges ▁Bra que , ▁could ▁claim . ▁ ▁Vill on ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁studio ▁at ▁P ute aux . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁in ▁Rou en ,