Dans la salle de bains (In the Bathroom)

c. 1895

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image depicts two figures facing each other. The figure on the left is mostly shown, from head to slightly above ankle, and appears to be standing. This person has long hair and a neutral expression on their face. They seem to be draped with a long, flowing fabric that covers most of their body. The figure on the right is seen from behind in full length and is also standing. This person is wearing a long coat adorned with fur trim around the collar and a wide-brimmed hat featuring feathers, which obscures their face. They appear to be holding an object in front of them. In the background, there is a simple interior setting with minimal detailing, showing faint outlines of a table and some indistinct objects. The style is monochromatic, done in a loose sketch form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove Arches vellum paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.5 × 25.6 cm (10 7/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.2 × 26.3 cm (15 13/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3853

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 218

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 margin, in stone, artist's hand. Not dated. "N. G 36" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Après le bain diseuse de bonne aventure" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "N. G. 36." verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

"j.l. forain"

Wikidata ID

Q64959477

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