a) L'examination en Douane (Customs Inspection) (recto); b) Seated Figure (verso)
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Artwork overview
-
Medium
a) brush and brown ink and graphite on laid paper b) black crayon on laid paper
-
Credit Line
-
Dimensions
overall: 28.3 x 45.6 cm (11 1/8 x 17 15/16 in.)
-
Accession
1943.3.4030.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'examination en Douane" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2294" 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
[Fortune figure]
Wikidata ID
Q64581409