a) Waiter and Customer (recto); b) Sketch of a Man and Woman (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows an illustration of two individuals. One person is seated, while the other is standing and slightly bent forward. The seated person has a large mustache and wild hair, and is leaning back with an arm resting on a surface. He is wearing loose clothing. The standing person is bald, with defined facial features, wearing a long coat, and has his hands positioned in front of him. The background is minimally detailed, hinting at objects like bottles on a table.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) brush and black ink and graphite on wove paper b) brush and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.2 x 40.9 cm (11 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3897.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"f." lower right composition, black ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "Inv. no 299" lower right composition, black ink, unknown hand. "Fin de soutien" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "3668" [underlined] 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

"j l.forain"

Wikidata ID

Q64581261

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