Two Men in an Attic

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows two men inside a room. The man on the left is crouching, facing right, with his right hand reaching towards the ground. He has dark, shaggy hair, wearing a long-sleeved shirt and loose-fitting pants. The man on the right stands upright, slightly leaning forward, holding an object in his right hand and his left hand by his side. He wears a cap and his facial expression appears concentrated. He also wears a long-sleeved shirt and pants. In the room, there are coats hanging over a bed and a chair with items on it. The lines are bold on brown paper, with faintly sketched walls in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink and black crayon on brown paper mounted on board

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.2 x 46.6 cm (14 1/4 x 18 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3995


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581366

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