Hiding the "louis", c. 1914/1919

Not on View

Medium

brush and black ink and black crayon on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 41.5 x 57.4 cm (16 5/16 x 22 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.4040

Artists / Makers

Jean-Louis Forain (artist) French, 1852 - 1931

Image Use

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Inscription

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Simple constat. [underlined] / "Cachottière! on piétine les "louis" dans ta cave."" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2277" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Marks and Labels

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius