Woman on a Beach with Sketch of Standing Figure in Background

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a person in a crawling position on a sandy surface. The individual is on their hands and knees, wearing a flowing garment. The background includes rocks and a sketchier figure by the rocks. The overall setting appears to be a beach or desert, with a visible horizon line in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brown wash and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.4 x 35.8 cm (10 x 14 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3935

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, gray ink, artist's hand. "bis or [illeg.] 208 A c 146 / sepia [illeg.] 1974[stricken] / 54 x 45" verso, center right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "Forain / original drawing / (HH971) / "femme sur la plage" / $450=" verso, upper left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "65 1/2 [illeg.]" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q64581303

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