Elections Municipales, c. 1897

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series Title

Doux Pays

Medium

brush and black ink with brown and gray wash on wove paper

Dimensions

sheet (folded): 46 x 36 cm (18 1/8 x 14 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.3928

Artists / Makers

Jean-Louis Forain (artist) French, 1852 - 1931

Image Use

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Inscription

"forain" lower right composition, black ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "Doux Pays / Elections municipales" upper left margin, brown ink, artist's hand. "-Et bien! mon pauvre homme te viola dans un bel' état! / -Oui mais mon comitté m'a porté en triomphe." lower margin, brown ink, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Marks and Labels

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius