Femme mettant son bas (Woman Putting On Her Stockings)

c. 1909

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a person depicted from head to foot, seated on the edge of a bed. The figure is leaning forward with their elbows resting on their knees, and their head is slightly bowed downwards. Their hair is dark, voluminous, and appears to be tousled or unkempt, obscuring part of their face. The individual is portrayed in minimal clothing, with the main visible fabric being draped around them. The room features a bed covered with a textured blanket and two artworks on the walls, one showing abstract shapes and another with sketch-like outlines. The overall environment has a muted and subdued tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.2 × 19.5 cm (9 1/8 × 7 11/16 in.)
    plate: 25.5 × 21 cm (10 1/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 48.7 × 38.1 cm (19 3/16 × 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3773

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 71, State ii/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. "2eme ètat." lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "G63II" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Femme mettant son bas." verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "5537 / 6063" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "sin II./63" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "con 6063" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "A 4015" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "202" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). "PS" (Paul Sachs collector's stamp), verso, purple stamped ink, (Lugt 2113).

Watermarks

"VAN GELDER ZONEN" / [Fortune figure]

Wikidata ID

Q64959325

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