The Connoisseur and the Artist

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 31.8 x 44.8 cm (12 1/2 x 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.3980

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right composition, black crayon, artist's hand. Not dated. "22 1/4 x 18 1/4" center left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "7661" verso, upper left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "42" verso, upper right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

"VAN GELDER ZONEN"

Wikidata ID

Q64581351

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