a) C'etait notre maison (recto); b) Refugees in a Landscape (verso)

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Jean-Louis Forain

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) black crayon, watercolor, and white opaque watercolor on wove paper b) brush and black ink and black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 37.1 x 53 cm (14 5/8 x 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4020.a-b

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. "C'etait notre maison" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A2287" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "forain" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, artist's hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581396

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