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Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a pencil sketch of a person's full body. The person is on their knees, leaning forward with their head and torso angled into an open cabinet. The facial features are lightly sketched with a simple outline of the head, a profile view of the nose, and mouth. The hair is short and neatly drawn. The person wears a long, loosely fitting garment. There is no visible jewelry or items held. The background features abstract sketch lines suggesting walls or drapery. There is another partially sketched-out form in the background on the right. The image is drawn on a plain, textured paper, and the artist's signature, "Forain," is visible in the lower right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.8 x 27 cm (14 1/2 x 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3976


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, grey ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "Inv. 771" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Wikidata ID

Q64581347

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