Le repos du modèle (4e planche) (The Model's Rest) (fourth plate)

1909

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows two people, one fully nude and in a prone position on the floor, and the other seated beside them. The nude person is shown from the side, kneeling on a fabric or drapery, with their arms outstretched on a flat surface. Their head is turned slightly away, emphasizing shoulder-length, wavy hair. The other individual, seated next to the first, seems engaged in an act of drawing or observing the nude figure. This person's features are indistinct with a noticeable beard and subtly defined hair. The seated figure is dressed in loose clothing, suggested by flowing lines. The background features dense cross-hatching, creating a shadowed space contrasting with lighter, less textured areas, giving a sense of depth to the scene in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in brown on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.5 × 28.4 cm (8 7/8 × 11 3/16 in.)
    plate: 24.1 × 29.9 cm (9 1/2 × 11 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 37 × 50.1 cm (14 9/16 × 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3793

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 91, 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. "3me etat" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "G. 84 III Repos du modèle / (4th plate)" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

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

Q64959362

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