Pietà (3e planche) (Pietà) (third plate)

1910

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows four figures in a simplified, outline form. The central figure is recumbent, propped up by cloth or bedding. Another figure is kneeling beside them, while a third figure is seated with hands covering their face. The fourth figure is also kneeling, with hands near something on the ground. All figures are draped in flowing garments. The background is loosely depicted with indistinct lines and gentle, horizontal strokes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.7 × 41.7 cm (11 11/16 × 16 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.6 × 52.6 cm (14 13/16 × 20 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3811

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 128, State i/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. "1er etat" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "G. 119 Pietà (3e planche) only state" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "A27642" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "33770" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"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

Q64959395

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