a) Gentleman's Toilette (recto); b) Study of Gentleman's Toilette (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a sketch of two people. One person is depicted from the back, with both hands raised to their head. The other person is facing slightly towards the viewer, handling fabric or a garment. The person on the left is standing and the person on the right is sitting. Basic facial features are sketched for the person on the right, who appears to be wearing a cap. A bottle is drawn on the table in front of the person on the left. The background is sketched with vertical lines.
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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: 28.3 x 41 cm (11 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3979.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. "(HH1794) 400" 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

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581350

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