Etude de femme, en buste de face (Study of a Woman, Half-Length Facing Front)

c. 1903

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image is a pencil drawing of a person depicted from the mid-torso up. The individual is facing forward with their head slightly turned to the right, in a gentle three-quarter view. Their facial features include a subtle smile, shaded eyes, and a slightly pointed nose. The hair is styled in an updo with some loose strands. The person is dressed in a high-collared garment with a vertical decorative pattern resembling floral and beaded designs. The background is plain with no distinct features, emphasizing the focus on the subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transfer lithograph on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.5 × 18 cm (10 7/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 55.6 × 44.2 cm (21 7/8 × 17 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3881

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 256

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

"f." lower right composition, in stone, artist's hand. Not dated. "R8600" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "G 72" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

"j.l. forain"

Wikidata ID

Q64959525

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