Celui qui tira sur Clémenceau, in or after 1919

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Medium

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

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.4014

Artists / Makers

Jean-Louis Forain (artist) French, 1852 - 1931

Image Use

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Inscription

"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.

Marks and Labels

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

Provenance

LJR

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius