Backstage at the Opera

c. 1910

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 73 x 60 cm (28 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
    framed: 95.9 x 83.2 x 7.3 cm (37 3/4 x 32 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1980.45.1

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Probably acquired 1929/1930 from (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia) by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA;[1] gift 1943 to NGA.
[1] According to Rosenwald papers in NGA Gallery Archives, pertinent copies in NRA curatorial records.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1932

  • Possibly Forain: The Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, The Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1932, no. 6 or 12 as Danseuses.

Bibliography

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 156, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20191333

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