Le demobilise

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image features a man and a woman in a monochrome drawing. The man is on the left, standing and hunched over an item. He has short hair and a mustache, wearing loose-fitting clothing. The woman on the right stands upright with her hands extended holding a flat object. She has neat hair, possibly in a low bun, and is wearing a long dress. There are bags and a dark garment around them, with a plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink and black crayon on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.8 x 47.7 cm (12 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4025

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 démobilise" upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A 2376" 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

"I"

Wikidata ID

Q64581404

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