Bien tout de meme, Rostchild vient de souscrire ...

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and blue crayon, brush and black ink, and watercolor on board

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.8 x 24.3 cm (12 1/2 x 9 9/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.3943

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. "-bien tout d'meme, Rostchild vient de souscrire pour vi ngt mille francs! / -Vingt mille francs! qu'est-c e que c'est qu'ca, pour Eux! / mais mon bon ami" lower margin, graphite, artist's 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

Q64581311

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