Une saisie (A Seizure)

c. 1891

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph printed chine collé on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 32 × 27.4 cm (12 5/8 × 10 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.7 × 36.3 cm (19 15/16 × 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.3837

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 183

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); sold 29 October 1928 to 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 left composition, in stone, artist's hand. Not dated. "No 3 forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "G4" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "23220" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959442

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