Nude

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

This drawing depicts a reclining woman lying on her back, with her arms bent and resting under her head. Her head is towards the upper right corner of the paper, while her feet are towards the bottom left corner. Her legs are extended and slightly bent at the knee, and her hips are turned towards the right, with her right hip raised off the ground. The woman is nude, with pale skin, short, dark hair, closed eyes, and slightly parted lips. The background is blue-gray, with some faint white lines around the woman.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored crayon on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29 x 41.2 cm (11 7/16 x 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3967

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, red crayon, artist's hand. Not dated. "(KK1018)" 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

"CF [in shield with scepter] / (FRANCE)"

Wikidata ID

Q64581338

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