a) Poilu and Nurse (recto); b) Sketch for the Poilu (verso)
c. 1914/1919
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Artwork overview
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Medium
a) brush and brown and black ink on wove paper b) brush and brown ink on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 36.5 x 52.4 cm (14 3/8 x 20 5/8 in.)
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Accession
1943.3.4054.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. "A 2292" 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
"[CH]APRON-COQUELIN-PARIS"
Wikidata ID
Q64581435