Portrait de Renoir (4e planche) (Portrait of Renoir) (fourth plate)

1905

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a sketch of a person's upper body. The person is seated at an angle, slightly hunched forward, with one arm bent and placed near their face. The facial features are depicted with sharp lines, showing a prominent nose and downward-looking eyes. The person has a beard and their hair is hidden under a cap. They are wearing a jacket or coat with distinct folds and shadows. The style is sketchy and monochrome, lacking specific details on jewelry or accessories. The background is plain with an off-white textured appearance. In the bottom right corner, the signature and date "Forain" and "Paris 1903" are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transfer lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.5 × 20.5 cm (10 7/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.1 × 27.3 cm (13 13/16 × 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3868

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 264

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 / 8bre 1905" lower right margin, in stone, artist's hand. "M.G. 79." 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

Q64959502

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