Le café de la Nouvelle Athènes (The Cafe of the New Athens)

c. 1876

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Gustave Pellet

Printer, French, 1859 - 1919

This is a drawing of a café scene with various patrons. It shows an interior setting with several figures gathered around a table. The lines are sketchy and drawn with ink. One of the elements is a woman in a striped dress facing away from the viewer. Beside her, there are men wearing top hats. On the table, there are glasses and a carafe. The background features linear patterns adding depth to the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.8 × 12 cm (6 1/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.6 × 32.6 cm (19 15/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3738

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 8, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lucien Henraux [1877-1926], Paris; 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 center composition, in plate, artist's hand. Not dated. "113.15" upper right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "G8 only [underlined]" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand."MK 29007" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "K. 6981" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "no19" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "R" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Forain - Au café / ep. sur [illeg.]" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "113.15" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"GP" (Gustave Pellet collector's stamp) lower right margin, red stamped ink, (Lugt 1190). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959259

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