a) Ici... Pressez vous poete! (recto); b) Sketch of a Man and Head of a Woman (verso)

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Medium

a) brush and black ink with blue, orange, and black crayon on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 42.3 x 31 cm (16 5/8 x 12 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.3949.a-b

Artists / Makers

Jean-Louis Forain (artist) French, 1852 - 1931

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Inscription

"f." lower right margin, black crayon, artist's hand. Not dated. "-Pressez vous poete!" lower left composition, black crayon, artist's hand. "ICI" upper center composition, black crayon, artist's hand. "f[illeg." verso, center composition, black crayon, artist's hand.

Marks and Labels

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

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius