Christ at Emmaus

c. 1902

Jean-Louis Forain

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Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a sketch of several figures. One figure on the left has long hair and a beard, shown in profile from the shoulders up. To the right, a group of figures is seated around a table. The figures are minimally detailed, with only the tops of their heads and general outlines visible. They are draped in loose garments. The sketch is on a plain background with minimal shading, and the lines are light and expressive.

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Provenance

By descent in the artist's family; given by the artist's great-granddaughter Florence Valdes-Forain to Alicia Craig Faxon, sometime between 1977 and 1993; given to Nancy Wasell Work, Bethesda, MD, 2011; Gift to NGA, 2014.

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Wikidata ID

Q64581555

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