"1er Salon des Humoristes, Palais des Modes (First Exhibition of the Humorists, Palace of Style)

1911

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph [poster] in black and red on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 117.4 × 88 cm (46 1/4 × 34 5/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.4355

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 300

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.

Inscriptions

"forain" lower left margin, black ink. "1er SALON / DE LA SOCIÉTÉ DES DESSINATEURS / HUMORISTES / fondée en / 1904" upper composition, black and red ink. "1er AU 30 AVRIL / VERNISSAGE LE 31 MARS / AU PALAIS DES MODES" lower right compositon, black ink. "15, RUE DE LA VILLE L'ÉVÈQUE PRÈS DE LA MADELEINE" lower center composition, black ink. "IMP. EUGÈNE VERNEAU & HENRI CHACHOIN. PARIS" lower right margin, red ink. Verso: none.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959588

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