Portrait de Renoir (2e planche) (Portrait of Renoir) (second plate)

1905

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image is an artistic sketch depicting the upper half of a man's body. The man is positioned slightly hunched forward and appears to be looking down. His facial features are suggested with minimal pen strokes; he has a prominent nose, a beard, and a cap covering most of his hair. The man's clothing is lightly sketched, indicating a loose jacket or shirt. There are no visible details of jewelry or objects in his hands. The background is a blank, untextured paper, drawing focus entirely to the sketch itself.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transfer lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.5 × 20 cm (10 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 49 × 32 cm (19 5/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3866

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 262

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, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "G77" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959496

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