a) Waiter and Customer (recto); b) Sketch of a Man and Woman (verso)
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931
Jean-Louis Forain
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
a) brush and black ink and graphite on wove paper b) brush and black ink on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 28.2 x 40.9 cm (11 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
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Accession Number
1943.3.3897.a-b
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
"f." lower right composition, black ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "Inv. no 299" lower right composition, black ink, unknown hand. "Fin de soutien" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "3668" [underlined] 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
"j l.forain"
Wikidata ID
Q64581261