a) Sheet of Sketches (recto); b) Sheet of Sketches (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

This is a drawing featuring three separate compositions on the same page. The sketches use gestural lines to depict fluid, organic shapes. Faint reddish-brown coloring adds softness to the illustrations. Negative space is utilized, highlighting the gestural quality of the outlines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) red chalk on wove paper b) red chalk on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.5 x 44.7 cm (11 5/8 x 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3978.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"f" lower right margin, black crayon, artist's hand. Not dated. "(HH1781)" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q64581349

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