Croquis de femme en buste (Sketch of a Woman in Half-Length)

c. 1900

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a sketch of a person's upper body in a side profile. The sketch features minimalistic facial features including a prominent nose and closed lips. The hair is depicted as short to medium length and flowing along the head contours. The clothing is suggested with simple lines, possibly indicating structured clothing with broad shoulders. There are no visible jewelry or accessories. The background is plain and unadorned, allowing the focus to remain on the sketched figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Arches wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.5 × 20 cm (9 1/4 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 39.9 × 26.2 cm (15 11/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2135

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 220

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 composition, in stone, artist's hand. Not dated. "Croquis de femme en buste de 3/4 à droite un collet dur les epaules / 1 state" lower margin, graphite, unknown hand. "(EE2513) lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "1888" [underlined] verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

(Alfred Beurdeley collector's stamp) lower right margin, black stamped ink, (Lugt 421). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

"j.l. forain"

Wikidata ID

Q64959255

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