Le Bon Feu (The Good Fire)

c. 1916

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Henri Chachoin

Printer, French, active late 19th century

Jean-Louis Forain

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph [poster] in black and brown on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 119.8 × 79.6 cm (47 3/16 × 31 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4358

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 305

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 right margin, black ink. "LE BON FEU / 1914 - 1915 - 1916" upper center composition, brown ink. "Imp. H. CHACHOIN. PARIS" lower left margin, brown ink.

Markings

"National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). "73"[encircled] verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959596

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