Men of Justice

1921

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows an ink wash drawing of two figures positioned closely together. The figure on the left is seated with their upper body visible, leaning back with the head tilted upwards. The facial features are lightly sketched, and the hair is short. They wear a dark, flowing garment. The figure on the right leans over a horizontal surface with the head resting on one hand. The facial features are undefined, and they have a bald head. Their clothing is represented with simple lines. The background is a plain, lightly shaded surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and brown ink with brown wash on green laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26.6 x 35.7 cm (10 1/2 x 14 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4001

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain / 1921" lower right margin, black ink, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581376

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