Self-Portrait
Jean-Louis Forain
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931
 
        Artwork overview
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            Mediumwatercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on wove J Whatman paper 
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            Credit Line
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            Dimensionsoverall: 26 x 20 cm (10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.) 
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            Accession Number1943.3.3917 
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
"forain" lower left composition, black crayon, artist's hand. Not dated. "Forain / orig. Aquaelle." verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "Portrait of the artistis / (HH988) 900-" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "[illeg.]" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand.
Markings
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
"J W[HATMAN] / TU[illeg.]"
Wikidata ID
Q64581284 
   
   
  