Mother and Child Visited by Soldier in Hospital

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Three figures are depicted in a drawing. The first figure is a child seen full-body, standing on a bed, with their body slightly turned. The child has dark, messy hair and minimal facial features. They appear to be wearing a robe. Beside the child, a partially visible figure is seated on the bed with a blanket. The third figure, an adult, is standing and wearing a hat and long coat. The background shows a bed and possible headboard, sketched with minimal lines on an empty canvas.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink and black crayon on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.7 x 47.6 cm (12 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4036

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. "Vers la Societe des Nations "-Le Cheri s'est eveille avec son petit canon dans le bras-" lower margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A 2387." lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q64581415

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