Déclaration d'amour (Declaration of Love)

c. 1880

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a faint sketch featuring the upper bodies of two people positioned closely together. The person on the left appears to be a man with a mustache and bald head, wearing a suit or jacket. His facial features are indistinct. The person on the right is likely female with a clearer facial profile and hair styled up or back. Their clothing is softly detailed, blending into the background. The background is undefined with simple curtain-like elements or vertical lines. The sketch is on a textured surface with minimal detail, and no distinct objects or jewelry are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.1 × 20.8 cm (10 1/4 × 8 3/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 31.1 × 25 cm (12 1/4 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3829

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 174

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

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Déclaration d'amour" lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "C6481" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A26083" lower left 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

Q64959430

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