Baignoire au théatre (Lower Box at the Theater)

1909

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows three people from the shoulders up, sitting closely together. The person on the left has voluminous wavy hair, the one in the center has tightly drawn back or styled hair, and the person on the right has light facial features defined by long, slanting lines. Their clothing is closely fitting with textured lines suggesting fabric folds. The background appears to be indoors, with suggestive lines indicating a crowd or busy space. Above to the left are further indistinct forms, potentially suggesting spectators or an audience.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint (zinc plate) on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.3 × 25.6 cm (6 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
    plate: 20 × 27.9 cm (7 7/8 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 38 × 50.7 cm (14 15/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3754

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 52, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lucien Henraux [1877-1926], Paris; Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1956

  • Art and the Theater, Watkins Gallery, American University, Washington, DC, 1956.

Bibliography

1982

  • Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "2e etat" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "G41II" lower left margin, graphite, unknown 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 / VAN GELDER ZON[EN]"

Wikidata ID

Q64959283

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