a) Sheet of Sketches (recto); b) Sheet of Sketches (verso)
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931
Jean-Louis Forain
Artwork overview
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Medium
a) black crayon on wove paper b) black and red crayon on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 52.1 x 35.3 cm (20 1/2 x 13 7/8 in.)
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Accession Number
1943.3.3990.a-b
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
"f." lower right margin, black crayon, artist's hand. Not dated. "Inv. no 309" lower right margin, brown ink, 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
Q64581361