The Requisition

c. 1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50 x 61 cm (19 11/16 x 24 in.)
    framed: 68 x 77.8 x 5.1 cm (26 3/4 x 30 5/8 x 2 in.)

  • Accession

    1980.45.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Probably acquired 1929 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

  • Forain: The Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, The Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1932, probably no. 11, as Quand le Boche Se Retire.

Bibliography

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 157, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: forain

Wikidata ID

Q20192268

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