Le chene et le roseau

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image features two men depicted in full body. The man on the left is standing in profile, holding a rectangular object under his arm. He has light-colored hair and is dressed in dark pants and a long overcoat. The man on the right is leaning against a piece of furniture, possibly a piano. He has dark hair on the sides, is bald on top, and sports a mustache. He is wearing a dark coat over a light-colored waistcoat and patterned pants. The background shows a loosely sketched wall with foliage or textured wallpaper, suggesting an interior space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and brown ink with brown wash on wove paper mounted on blue board

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.1 x 27.5 cm (13 13/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3963

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lowe right margin, black ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "Le chene et le roseau" lower center margin, black ink, artist's hand. "(KK587)" 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

Q64581334

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