Celui qui tira sur Clémenceau
in or after 1919
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Artwork overview
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Medium
brush and black ink with black chalk on laid Van Gelder paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 44.9 x 56.7 cm (17 11/16 x 22 5/16 in.)
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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