a) Le replis boche (recto); b) Sketch for the Figure of the German (verso)
c. 1914/1919
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931
Jean-Louis Forain
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Artwork overview
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Medium
a) brush with black ink, watercolor, and black crayon on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 32.9 x 50.2 cm (12 15/16 x 19 3/4 in.)
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Accession Number
1943.3.4023.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. "le replis boche" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A 2344" 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
None.
Wikidata ID
Q64581399