A Beggar Girl Selling Flowers to a Woman

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image depicts two figures: a young girl and an adult woman, both shown from the waist up. The girl is standing on the left side of the image, facing the woman, with her body slightly turned sideways. She has short, light-colored hair and is wearing a long-sleeved dress. The woman is on the right, with a downward-facing look and partially obscured by shadow. She wears a large dark hat with a wide brim and a dark top. The background is plain, emphasizing the interaction between the figures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon with black and gray wash with watercolor on brown-blue card

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.5 x 21.2 cm (11 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.115

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 174 (color).

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, brown ink, artist's hand. Not dated. Verso: none.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581554

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