Lourdes, la paralytique (2e planche) (Lourdes, the Paralytic) (second plate)

1912/1913

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a black and white sketch of three figures. Two figures stand close together, one slightly bent forward while the other two lean towards him. The figure on the right, a man with tussled hair and a coat, is supporting the figure on the left, a woman with long hair and a dress. The middle figure is bent over with hands on shoulders and wrapped in fabric. The sketch features faint outlines of more figures in the background, with minimal details. The drawing is done using varying line thicknesses to show form and volume.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25 × 34.7 cm (9 13/16 × 13 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 36.5 × 50.1 cm (14 3/8 × 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3872

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 158, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); sold 21 July 1937 to Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1949

  • Ten Centuries of Christian Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, WI, 1949, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1982

  • Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.

Inscriptions

None.

Markings

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

Watermarks

"VAN GELDER ZONEN" / [Fortune figure]

Wikidata ID

Q64959508

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