Qu'est-ce que tu veux?

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Jean-Louis Forain

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink and watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32.2 x 24.8 cm (12 11/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4004

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, black ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "qu'est ce que tu veux? Nous allons encore / tirer les rois avec un haseng saur-" lower left margin, black ink, artist's hand. "224" verso, upper right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "S" verso, upper center sheet, blue crayon, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581379

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