a) Standing Woman with a Fan (recto); b) Study of a Man and Woman (verso)

probably 1880/1890

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a woman seated on a red chair near a table. She faces a large window with moonlight coming in. Her hair is styled up with a curled fringe. She wears a dark gown with a high neckline, short sleeves, and shoulder details. The woman accessorizes with a pink choker and yellow opera gloves. One gloved hand rests on the table, which also holds a vase and a closed book or box. The dimly lit room has a dark curtain drawn to the side. The window shows a night sky with the moon and silhouettes of rooftops and chimneys.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) watercolor and opaque watercolor on wove paper b) watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 44 x 31 cm (17 5/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.14.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector, NGA, 1982, no. 32, repro.

Bibliography

1982

  • Fine, Ruth E. Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1982, no. 32.

Inscriptions

"j.l. forain" lower right composition, black watercolor, artist's hand. Not dated. "273" verso, upper right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "[illeg.]" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581545

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