En somme ca n'est que du "materiel humain."

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink and black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.8 x 50.3 cm (12 1/2 x 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.4079

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. "En somme ça n'est que du "material humain." lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Devant Verdun / (Leur consolation ) / "Der Verlust an Menschenmaterial ist ein normaler." (La perte en matériel humain est normale")" lower 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

Q64581466

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