Le bar des Folies-Bergère (The Bar at the Folies-Bergère)

c. 1876

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image is an etching that shows a group of elegantly dressed men and women in a social scene. The drawing primarily shows their upper bodies, some in full view from the waist up. The people are standing or sitting in a convivial setting, engaging in conversation and interaction. A woman's face is in profile, wearing a straw hat adorned with decorative elements. She is dressed in a fitted jacket and a floor-length plaid skirt, holding a long, thin object. The men are wearing tall top hats and formal attire with detailed coats and jackets. The background is filled with cross-hatching, creating a textured atmosphere indicating an interior space with chairs and tables around. The overall composition depicts a lively and crowded scene of a social gathering.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.4 × 19.7 cm (10 13/16 × 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 51.5 × 36.4 cm (20 1/4 × 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3739

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 9, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marcel Guérin [1873-1948], Paris, (Lugt 1872b); 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" upper left composition, in plate, artist's hand. Not dated. "M G 8 only" upper left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "G 8bis only [underlined]" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "G. 8bis "Le Bar des Foiles-Bergere" Very rare" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Collection: M. Guerin / Illustrated in Guerin Catalogue" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "MK 30302" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Bar des Folies Bergere" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "25011" [underlined] verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

(Marcel L. Guérin collector's mark) lower left margin, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1872b). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959261

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