a) Two Figures (recto); b) Man in Overcoat and Top Hat (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) black crayon on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.3 x 22.4 cm (9 15/16 x 8 13/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.3962.a-b


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"f." lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Forain Orig. drawing (HH988)" lower right margin, graphite, unknown 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

Q64581333


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