a) Refugees (recto); b) No 2 (verso)
c. 1914/1919
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931
Jean-Louis Forain

Artwork overview
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Medium
a) brush and black ink and blue crayon on wove paper b) blue crayon on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 33.7 x 50.2 cm (13 1/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
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Accession Number
1943.3.4045.a-b
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
"forain" lower right margin, graphite, written twice, artist's hand. Not dated. "A 2297" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "No 2" [underlined] verso, upper right sheet, blue crayon, artist's hand.
Markings
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q64581425