a) Au village (In the Village) (recto); b) Au village (In the Village) (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image is a sketch depicting three individuals. The foremost figure on the left is a man shown from the head to the knee. He is leaning slightly forward, and his face is turned towards the second figure. He wears a tall top hat and a long coat or cape. Next to him, the second individual, a woman, is portrayed from head to toe, though the details are sketchy. The third person is in the background to the right, shown from behind and dressed in a hat and a long garment. The background contains lightly sketched lines suggesting an outdoor setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) black crayon on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29 x 44.2 cm (11 7/16 x 17 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3919.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"f." verso, lower right sheet, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Inv. no 311" verso, lower right margin, black ink, unknown hand. "Au Village" verso, upper left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "22789" [underlined] verso, upper left margin, graphite and black ink, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). "DOUANE CENTRALE / PARIS" verso, purple stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581286

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