a) Le baiser du drapeau (recto); b) Study of Le baiser du drapeau (verso), 1918

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Medium

a) black crayon on laid paper b) black crayon on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 53 x 39.4 cm (20 7/8 x 15 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.4044.a-b

Artists / Makers

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

Image Use

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Inscription

"forain / x [illeg.] 1918" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "OIREE MENNEE PAR / LE MARECHAL PETAIN / AUX/ MESSINS / ET / A SES SOLDATS" center composition, black crayon, artist's hand. "Le baiser au drapeau" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2349" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Le baiser au drapeau" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

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