Scène d'audience (les deux avocats) (Scene of a Hearing (The Two Lawyers))

c. 1915

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a sketch with four figures. Three figures are clustered together and a fourth is in the upper right, partially separated. The sketch is abstract and does not provide full details of the bodies. The three central figures are depicted from the shoulders up. Their positioning appears to be in a group, with the tallest figure slightly to the left, looking downward. The facial features are simplistically drawn with minimal lines indicating eyes, noses, and mouths. There is a hint of hair on two figures, primarily as sketched outlines. Clothing is suggested through shaded lines, giving a sense of depth and layering, without detailed patterns or clear representation. The background is filled with scribbled lines encircling the figures, creating texture and a sense of motion or focus around the group. The upper right figure is similarly simplistic, appearing to be partially separated from the central grouping. The overall scene suggests a focus on the interaction or presence of these individuals in an abstract or impressionist style, with no discernible jewelry or objects present.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.3 × 25.3 cm (12 11/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 49 × 35.7 cm (19 5/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3874

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 286


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

None.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959510

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