La sortie de l'audience (1ère planche) (Coming Out of the Hearing) (first plate)

1909

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows three individuals. In the foreground, two children are present, one holding a hat and the other wearing a large hat. The child with the hat seems to be wearing a long coat, while the girl with the large hat is dressed in a flowing garment. Their facial features are sketched with soft lines; the child holding the hat has a somber expression while the girl with the hat is looking slightly upward. Their hair is tousled, with one having short, straight hair, and the other having longer, wavy hair. Both are draped in winter garments. In the background, a man is behind a counter or table, wearing a dark suit with a white shirt, his head slightly bowed, and another man in a hat stands nearby. The setting appears to be indoors, with shading that suggests a dimly lit room or an evening scene. There is no visible jewelry or objects. The overall ambiance of the image is sketchlike, with an intriguing use of light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 33.7 × 29.1 cm (13 1/4 × 11 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 64.9 × 51 cm (25 9/16 × 20 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3761

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 61, State vii/viii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1953

  • Masterpieces of Graphic Art from the Rosenwald Collection, Lowe Art Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1953, no cat.

Bibliography

1982

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

Inscriptions

"forain / 3e etat" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "G 50 III La Sortie de l'audience 1er planche" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "31956 MK." lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "10.000" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

[crowned Strasburg lily] "VGL / VAN GELDER ZONEN"

Wikidata ID

Q64959301

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