a) La Guerre sous-Marine. L'ecole des Neutres (recto); b) Study of La Guerre sous-Marine. L'ecole des Neutres (verso)

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image displays swirling lines and shapes forming an abstract composition. Dark lines in the center suggest figures, resembling people sitting closely. Broad strokes of blues, grays, and browns create a fluid background. The arrangement of colors and forms evokes a connection to a group at sea or on a shoreline, with the fluid shapes emphasizing movement or flow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32.8 x 50 cm (12 15/16 x 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4028.a-b

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. "La Guerre sous-Marine" upper left composition, graphite, artist's hand. "L'ecole des Neutres" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A 2318" 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

Q64581407

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