Un tableau de papa! (1ère planche) (A Painting of Daddy's!) (first plate)

c. 1897

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a sketch of two individuals from behind. The taller person on the left is standing slightly hunched forward with short, dark hair. The shorter person on the right is seated, with long wavy hair falling down their back. Both individuals appear to be looking out a window. The taller person is wearing what seems to be a jacket, while the seated individual is dressed in a patterned garment with a long sleeve. No specific details of their clothing, jewelry, or accessories are visible. The background is filled with sketch lines suggesting an outdoor scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transfer lithograph printed chine collé on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.1 × 24.5 cm (12 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 45.9 × 32.5 cm (18 1/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3873

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 245

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); sold 1 April 1929 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 left composition, in stone, artist's hand. "no 12 / forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "(H451)" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "15.686" [underlined] verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "Un tableau de papa (illeg.)" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959509

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