At the Piano (Studio Party)

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a sketch featuring seven people gathered together. There are two seated women on the left, one with hair pulled back, resting her head on the other's shoulder, and the other woman with loose hair. On the right, there is a group of five figures, with four facing a central seated character with her back towards the viewer and one figure observing while smoking a pipe. The standing figures wear long coats or jackets. The background is composed of loosely sketched lines with minimal detail.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink with black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38.4 x 41.3 cm (15 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3959

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, black crayon, artist's hand. Not dated. "(KK850) 2/2" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "KK850 2/2" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "Soiree d'[illeg.]" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "nae" 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

"j l.forain"

Wikidata ID

Q64581329

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