Elections Municipales

c. 1897

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink with brown and gray wash on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (folded): 46 x 36 cm (18 1/8 x 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.3928

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right composition, black ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "Doux Pays / Elections municipales" upper left margin, brown ink, artist's hand. "-Et bien! mon pauvre homme te viola dans un bel' état! / -Oui mais mon comitté m'a porté en triomphe." lower margin, brown ink, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

"j l.forain"

Wikidata ID

Q64581295

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