La rencontre sous la voute (1ère planche) (The Meeting under the Arch) (first plate)

1910

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image depicts a sketch of three figures under an archway. The figures are close together, with two facing away from the viewer and one facing them. They are wearing loose robes or garments. The background shows a rural setting with buildings and bare trees. The archway is made of brick or stone. There are no visible details on the figures' faces.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.7 × 41.8 cm (12 1/16 × 16 7/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 38.7 × 55.4 cm (15 1/4 × 21 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3800

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 105, State only

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. "g 100 I. Rencontre sous la voute" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "K 5521 / c 6046" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "320.-" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "Cons 6046" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "A 42993" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "9620" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q64959373

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