Le calvaire (2e planche) (Calvary) (second plate)

1902

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

This is a drawing of figures with a ladder in the background. The drawing shows several figures grouped on the right in loose garments. They have downturned heads. On the left, another group of figures is engaged with each other. A tall ladder leans diagonally to the right. The sketch features delicate, fluid lines giving an unfinished quality. The composition has empty space dominating the upper part of the canvas.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 37 × 46.7 cm (14 9/16 × 18 3/8 in.)
    plate: 39.9 × 49.6 cm (15 11/16 × 19 1/2 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 49.3 × 65.1 cm (19 7/16 × 25 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3771

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 32, State i/ii

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

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "1er etat" lower left 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 / VAN GELDER ZONEN"

Wikidata ID

Q64959323

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