La rencontre sous la voute (2e planche) (The Meeting under the Arch) (second plate)

1910

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows two figures from a side view. They are positioned close together, with one turning slightly towards the other, suggesting they are engaged in conversation. The left person wears a hat and a dark, heavy coat, their face partially visible, revealing a beard and mustache. The right person has long hair and a full beard, depicted in a lighter sketch, and their face is also detailed slightly, with a gentle expression. The two figures stand next to an arched stone wall. The background is a minimalist, blank canvas.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.8 × 26.1 cm (11 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 44.1 × 37.4 cm (17 3/8 × 14 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3801

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 106, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alfred Beurdeley [1847-1919], Paris, (Lugt 421); 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. "G101 only" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "MK 29904" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "sous la voute 2 pl." verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "12346" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "[illeg.] 19/100" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "Les Pelerum a Emmaus, Sous la Voute pl." verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

(Alfred Beurdeley collector's stamp) lower right margin, black stamped ink, (Lugt 421). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

"VAN GELDER ZONEN" / [Fortune figure]

Wikidata ID

Q64959374

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