Celui qui tira sur Clémenceau

in or after 1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink with black chalk on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 44.9 x 56.7 cm (17 11/16 x 22 5/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.4014

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, black chalk, artist's hand. Not dated. "Celui qui tira sur Clémenceau" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Anxiete de Celui qui tenta de tuer Cle menceau le 19 fevrier 1919 / "S'il meurt qui me fera gracier?"" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "4"[encircled] lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2279" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

[Fortune figure] / "VAN GELDER ZONEN"

Wikidata ID

Q64581391

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