Debout, les Morts!

1917

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

This is a drawing of a person rising from a grave. The figure is emerging from behind a grave marker, with one leg in a kneeling posture and the other coming forward. The figure is wearing loose clothing and holding an object in one hand. There are musical notes or ribbons flying from the object. The background features a graveyard with crosses and red flower-like elements. Text at the bottom reads "Debout, les Morts!" The drawing style combines pen and ink with watercolor or wash.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on paper (tracing paper)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.8 x 48.9 cm (14 1/8 x 19 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4021

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain / juin 1917" lower right margin, black ink, artist's hand. "Debout, les Morts!" lower right margin, black ink, artist's hand. "Notre premier Allié." lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A2187" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q64581397

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