La noed de cravate (Knotting the Cravat)

1880 and 1886

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows two individuals from the waist up engaging in an activity. The person on the left is turned slightly towards the other individual. She has a delicate facial profile with her hair styled up in a bun or knot. She wears a dark-colored dress or top with tight-fitting sleeves. The person on the right is facing left with short, tousled hair and wears a dark cap. He is wearing a light-colored shirt with faint polka dots and has an object in his mouth. Both individuals have no visible jewelry. The background is abstract with lines suggesting walls and furniture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 × 9.9 cm (5 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 30.9 × 24.9 cm (12 3/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.70.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 20

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

None.

Markings

"National Gallery of Art" verso, red stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65572269

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