Femme assise, la tête dans la main droite (Seated Woman with Her Head Resting on Her Right Hand)

1897

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a seated individual in a crouching stance, adjusting something on their foot. They have medium-length curly hair covering part of their face and wear a long garment that reaches their feet. The person is seated in a chair with a simple background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in red and black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.2 × 19.7 cm (7 15/16 × 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 33.9 × 45.3 cm (13 3/8 × 17 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3861

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 244

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); sold 21 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 margin, red ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "40-" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q64959489

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