German Advance

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

This drawing of two soldiers on the left, one lying on their stomach and seen from behind, and the other in profile, looking down at the lying soldier. Both soldiers wear helmets and appear to be in military uniforms. Behind them, faint lines suggest other soldiers and military equipment in the distance, all heading towards the left. Outside of these shapes, the background is blank beige paper. There is a thin line of text at the bottom of the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush with black and brown ink and black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.8 x 42.4 cm (14 1/2 x 16 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4057

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. "La poussee allemande. "Puis que c'est de civils, qu'est-ce qu'ils craignent?.." "...D'etre assassines."" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2308" 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

"CHAPRON-COQUELIN-PARIS"

Wikidata ID

Q64581440

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