Le demobilisé

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The illustration depicts the upper bodies of two people, a man and a child, standing closely together. The man is leaning slightly forward with a contemplative facial expression, short dark hair, and a pipe in his mouth. He is wearing a jacket and trousers. The child, a young girl, is positioned in front of the man, looking upwards at him with her head resting against his chest. She wears a knee-length dress. In the background, there is a chair to the right with a helmet and cloth draped over it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink and black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.7 x 54.9 cm (14 7/16 x 21 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4053

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 demobilisé" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A. 2400A" 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

Q64581434

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