Le bouquet (The Bouquet)

c. 1876

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Gustave Pellet

Printer, French, 1859 - 1919

The image depicts two individuals standing from the knees up. On the left is a woman in profile facing a man. She has her hair in a bun and wears a dress with a checkered pattern, holding a large envelope. The man on the right wears a suit with a top hat, holding a small piece of paper. The background consists of vertical lines, suggesting a wall, and there is a hint of a basket with coins near the woman. The setting appears simple, with minimal details indicating an indoor environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12 × 16 cm (4 3/4 × 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.5 × 50.1 cm (12 13/16 × 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3736

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 6, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.

Inscriptions

"L. Forain" upper left composition, in plate, artist's hand. Not dated. "G6" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "2" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Forain -" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "ousreuse" lower right margin, brown ink, unknown hand. "No 10 C. tp" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "5" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"GP" (Gustave Pellet collector's stamp), lower right margin, red stamped ink, (Lugt 1190). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959256

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