Le cabinet particulier (1ère planche) (The Private Room) (first plate)

c. 1893

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

This is a drawing of a room with a table accompanied by various objects. The table has a cloth covering and holds items such as books, a pen, a cup and saucer, and a wine bottle next to a tray with glasses. In the background, three individuals are engaged in different activities. The person on the left leans on the table, while the middle figure appears focused, and the person on the right reads a newspaper labeled 'LE JUST...'. The setting is dimly lit, and the use of charcoal or dark pencil gives the scene a textured quality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove Arches vellum paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.9 × 39.5 cm (11 × 15 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.5 × 52.4 cm (15 3/16 × 20 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3842

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 189

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); sold 3 December 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. "forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

"j.l. forain"

Wikidata ID

Q64959455

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