Two Ladies in a Loge

1886

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image depicts two people sketched in a simple line drawing style on beige paper. On the left, a person in profile view is shown with the upper half of their body visible, looking down at their raised hands. The person on the right is seated, facing slightly to the right with a relaxed posture. They have an updo hairstyle and wear a loose-fitting garment, holding three narrow sticks or rods in their right hand. The background is plain with linear patterns suggesting a surface to the right of the person.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17 x 18.5 cm (6 11/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3927

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"j l. forain / 19 mars 1886" lower left composition, black ink, artist's hand. "79" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581294

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