Chez les satisfaits - La concierge m'a dit ...

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image features two sketched individuals. The first person is shown standing with their head turned slightly to the left. They have short hair and wear a towel wrapped around their head along with a floor-length robe. The second person is depicted facing the first individual, wearing a bonnet, a long-sleeved dress with an apron, and holding a bottle and a brush or sponge. A round tub is near the first person.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink and black, blue, and yellow crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 39.1 x 27.1 cm (15 3/8 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3934

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"jl. forain" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Not dated. "les Satisfa" upper center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "-La concierge m'a dit qu'en partant monsieur avant les Carmes / aup yeux." / -C'est bien fait, quand on me fait des gueuleries dans mon / ménage, j'fouts l'homme a la porte!" written twice, lower center composition and lower center margin, black ink and graphite, artist's hand. "KK722" 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

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581302

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