En Grèce (In Greece)
1897
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Artwork overview
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Medium
lithograph on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 40.5 × 20 cm (15 15/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
sheet: 37.1 × 50.5 cm (14 5/8 × 19 7/8 in.) -
Accession
1943.3.3859
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Catalogue Raisonné
Faxon 1982, no. 243
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Paul Joseph Sachs [1878-1965], Cambridge, MA, (Lugt 2113); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); sold 29 October 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
"f." lower right margin, red ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "Forain = En Grèce (con P. Sachs)" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "G60" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "17." verso, lower left sheet, purple ink, unknown hand. "181" 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). (Paul Sachs collector's stamp) verso, purple stamped ink, (Lugt 2113).
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q64959485