Au Pireê. -Le depart des boches.

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon and brush and black ink, with corrections by the artist in white opaque watercolor, on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.2 x 50.3 cm (12 5/16 x 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.4070

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Au Pireê" upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Le depart des boches." lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "En Grece.(L'expulsion des Boches) "J'en appelle a tous l es Neutres!" - Veux-tu l'addresse d'Albert Ier.?"" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2397" lower right margin, graphite, 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

Q64581456

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