C'est la Paix. Tu vois pas un kepi!

c. 1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image depicts two men in a room. One man stands in profile wearing a suit with a long coat, and he has a bald head with a mustache. The other man is seated at a table, leaning slightly back with one arm resting on the table. He has a monocle and a mustache, and he is bald. He is wearing a formal suit with a bow tie. On the table, there are top hats and bowler hats scattered and stacked haphazardly. The background is simple, with light shadow lines suggesting a wall behind them. No additional decorative elements are present in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink over black crayon on wove paper (tracing paper)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38 x 53.6 cm (14 15/16 x 21 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9060

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, black crayon, artist's hand. Not dated. "C'est la Pix" upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Tu vois pas un képi!" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand."A 2352" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand."Arrondissementiers délibèrent... / -le[illeg.] ca va [illeg.] feun? / - [illeg.] " verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "80" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581544

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