Salle de jeu (Gambling Room)

1914

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

This is a drawing of a social gathering in an interior space. The image features black lines on a beige background, illustrating a group of individuals in a shadowy room. Some are conversing while others are engaged in their own activities. The expressive lines create movement and atmosphere. The setting includes dark drapery or curtains, adding to the moody ambiance. The composition uses contrast and contours to highlight the figures and their attire, with the environment remaining abstract.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.5 × 40 cm (11 1/4 × 15 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 34.9 × 52 cm (13 3/4 × 20 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3885

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 279

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lucien Henraux [1877-1926], Paris; (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

"21/40 forain" lower right margin, black crayon, artist's hand. Not dated. "Salle de jeu" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "k 5560 / c 6090" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A26694 cons 6090" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959530

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