Le retour de l'enfant prodigue (3e planche) (The Return of the Prodigal Son) (third plate)

1909

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows two people in an intimate position. One person is kneeling while the other is standing, leaning towards the kneeling figure. Both individuals have indistinct facial features due to a sketch-like drawing technique. The standing figure is slightly bent over, with their face leaning towards the other person. Both have short, sketchy hair. The standing person wears a long coat, shaded boldly, while the kneeling figure's clothing is less defined. A hat is in the foreground, and faint outlines of buildings and trees are in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29 × 21.7 cm (11 7/16 × 8 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.7 × 36.5 cm (19 3/16 × 14 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3756

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 57, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Louis E. Stern [1886-1962], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 19 November 1936, lot 116); 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 right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "19/25" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "116-" 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

Q64959286

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