Scène de cabinet particulier (planche en largeur au lavis) (Scene in a Private Room) (horizontal plate)

c. 1895

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows two individuals seated at a table. Both are visible from approximately the waist up. The person on the left is leaning forward with their head tilted slightly to the left. The person on the right is seated upright and facing forward, with their hand resting on the table. Facial features are not clearly defined due to the light, monochromatic style of the image. The person on the right appears to have short, dark hair and wears a light-colored top. The clothing details of the person on the left are indistinct. There is a bottle, a plate, and another object on the table. The background is also indistinct and softly rendered in monochromatic tones, suggesting an indoor setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in brown on wove Arches vellum paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.2 × 40.9 cm (11 7/8 × 16 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 38.9 × 52.5 cm (15 5/16 × 20 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3857

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 228

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); sold 18 June 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, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "EE 2508 2/127" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Scène de Cabinet particulier" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "6 / MP" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "13963" [underlined] 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

"j.l. forain"

Wikidata ID

Q64959482

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