Woman on a Beach with Sketch of Standing Figure in Background
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931
Jean-Louis Forain
Artwork overview
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Medium
brown wash and graphite on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 25.4 x 35.8 cm (10 x 14 1/8 in.)
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Accession Number
1943.3.3935
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
"forain" lower right margin, gray ink, artist's hand. "bis or [illeg.] 208 A c 146 / sepia [illeg.] 1974[stricken] / 54 x 45" verso, center right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "Forain / original drawing / (HH971) / "femme sur la plage" / $450=" verso, upper left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "65 1/2 [illeg.]" verso, lower left 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
Q64581303