a) L'Englise de leurs peres (recto); b) Man with Cigarette (verso)

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a man and a group of children. The man is on the right side, wearing a hat and overcoat, with one arm extended. The children are in front of him, looking up. The man has a serious expression and a beard. The children are simple in appearance. There are other figures in the background, suggesting a crowd. The man is near some steps or a flat structure, with a plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) brush and black ink and black crayon on wove paper b) brush and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.7 x 55 cm (14 7/16 x 21 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4024.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. "L'Englise de leur peres" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2342" 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

"CHAPRON COQUELIN PARIS"

Wikidata ID

Q64581403

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