Artist and Model

1925

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 54.4 x 65 cm (21 7/16 x 25 9/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.11.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Probably acquired 1929 from (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia) by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA;[1] gift 1943 to NGA.
[1] According to Rosenwald papers in NGA Gallery Archives, pertinent copies in NRA curatorial records.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1932

  • Forain: The Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, The Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1932, possibly no. 7 as Femme en déshabille Assise sur un bureau

Bibliography

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 50.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 43, repro.

1969

  • Wasell, Nancy Michelle. Jean Louis Forain, the Painter. M.A. thesis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1969:59, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 130, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 155, repro.

Inscriptions

upper right: forain 1925

Wikidata ID

Q20192537

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