A Bullier (To Bullier's)

c. 1876

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Gustave Pellet

Printer, French, 1859 - 1919

The image shows two women from head to waist standing next to each other, engaged in conversation. The woman on the left is positioned partly in profile, facing the woman on the right, while the woman on the right is turned slightly away, facing towards the left. Their faces are delicately featured, with one woman wearing a decorative hat with feathers and the other with a simpler headpiece. The woman on the left wears a dark blouse, while the woman on the right dons a patterned outfit. Both women have their hair styled up or tucked under their headwear. The background consists of a textured, abstract shading, with lighter areas suggesting sky or cloud formations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16 × 12 cm (6 5/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 41.6 × 32.6 cm (16 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3741

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 12, 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

"JL Forain" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. Not dated. "G 11 only [underlined]" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. ""A Bullier" (EE2739)" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959266

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