Après la saisie (After the Seizure)

1908

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image displays four figures walking together: two adults and two children. They appear to be mid-stride, moving from left to right across the image. The adult on the right, a woman with her face partially obscured by a headscarf, is looking downward. She wears a long, flowing garment and is leaning slightly forward. The child to her right is holding her hand and is wearing a hat and a coat. To the left is another child, facing slightly forward. Behind this child is an adult figure in a hooded coat. The background depicts a winter landscape with faint outlines of buildings and fences. The image has a monochromatic tone, emphasizing the starkness of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching (zinc) on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.1 × 30 cm (13 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 55.3 × 39 cm (21 3/4 × 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3750

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 46, State only

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

"f" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "8/25" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

[crowned Strasburg lily] "VGL"

Wikidata ID

Q64959277

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