Le train de Berne (The Train for Berne)

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush with brown and black ink and black crayon on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.5 x 45.8 cm (11 1/4 x 18 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.4022

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right composition, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Le train de Berne.(Le depart des Unifies.) "Ils vont demandex aux Allemands qui a commence la guerre." lower margin, graphite, unknown hand. " A2393I A2369[stricken] wrong number" 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

VAN GELDER ZONEN

Wikidata ID

Q64581398

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