Le Peril Anarchiste

c. 1897

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a man holding a child while facing a woman. The man has a beard and short, spiky hair, wearing a long-sleeved shirt and loose-fitting pants. The woman has her back to the viewer, with dark hair pulled back neatly, dressed in a long dress with a lighter apron. The child is wearing a cap and a simple outfit, looking towards the woman. In the background, there is a chair draped with a cloth and a laundry line with clothes and a sock hanging from it. The scene is set in a simple room with minimal furnishings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink and watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.9 x 36.2 cm (10 3/16 x 14 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3944

  • Series Title

    Doux Pays

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, black ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "Doux Pays / le pèril anarchiste" upper left margin, brown ink, artist's hand. "-Oh! là la!... j'l'ecunte que jus f'rais tour Lauter, / si j'étais seulèment sus qu'uen du [illeg.] nous l'adopte!" 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

Q64581312

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