a) Versailles juillet. La Germania signe... (recto); b) Sketch for Figure of Germania (verso)
probably 1919
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931
Jean-Louis Forain
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Artwork overview
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Medium
a) black crayon and brown wash on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 37.5 x 51.3 cm (14 3/4 x 20 3/16 in.)
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Accession Number
1943.3.4105.a-b
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
Not signed. Not dated. "Versailles juillet" upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "La Germania signe..." lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A 2385" 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
"[CHAPRON] COQUEN PARIS"
Wikidata ID
Q64581494