a) Bolo pacha (recto); Study for Bolo pacha (verso), c. 1914/1919

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Medium

a) brush and black ink and black crayon, with corrections by the artist in white opaque watercolor, on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 37.3 x 52.9 cm (14 11/16 x 20 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.4034.a-b

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. "Bolo pacha." lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A la Sante. Bolo:- "Laissez moi au moins mes bottines...Elle sont a boutons-"" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A reduire sur 4 colonnes" lower right margin, black crayon, artist's hand. "A 2340" lower right margin, graphite, unknown 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