a) Print Connoisseur (recto); b) Sketch of Print Connoisseur (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image depicts a person kneeling on the floor facing a sketchbook or canvas on an easel. The individual has short hair and wears a loose, long-sleeved shirt with dark pants. Art supplies are scattered nearby. A table to the right holds a teapot and cup. The background is a plain wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) brush and brown ink and black chalk with brown wash and white heightening on laid Van Gelder paper b) black crayon on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.5 x 48.5 cm (13 3/16 x 19 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3903.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" upper right composition, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

"VAN GELDER ZONEN"

Wikidata ID

Q64581267

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