Rue Laffitte (Laffitte Street)

c. 1892

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Belfond & Cie

Printer

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.7 × 21.8 cm (11 5/16 × 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.3838

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 185

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alfred Beurdeley [1847-1919], Paris, (Lugt 421); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); sold 30 July 1928 to 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 composition, in stone, artist's hand. Not dated. "rue Laffite" lower left composition, in stone, artist's hand. "No 22 / forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "209"[underlined] verso, upper left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

(Alfred Beurdeley collector's stamp) lower left margin, black stamped ink, (Lugt 421). (Belfond & Cie stamp) lower left composition, blind stamp, (Lugt 225d). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959443

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