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Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image depicts three individuals, each showing three-quarters of their bodies. The person on the right is bending forward, looking down with their hands resting on a surface. They wear a dark coat and a hat obscuring their facial features. The middle person has their head covered with a slightly visible face. The person on the left, likely a child, is leaning over the ledge with their head slightly tilted downwards and short hair. None of the individuals hold any objects. The background is mostly dark with cross-hatched shading for depth, contrasting with the lighter figures. The drawing is monochromatic with dark tones emphasizing the characters' focus.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in brown on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.6 × 29.6 cm (9 5/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 36.5 × 50.7 cm (14 3/8 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3786

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 86, State iii/iii

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. "G77 III" 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). (George M. Adams collector's stamp), verso, purple stamped ink, (Lugt 59).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959351

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