a) La fête nationale (The National Holiday) (recto); b) Woman Holding Child (verso)

1918

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

This is a drawing of a person next to a large wooden pole in abstract surroundings. The drawing features minimalistic and expressive linework. The person is crouched next to a tall, jagged structure that appears to be a pole or beam. Abstract lines suggest a rocky terrain or rubble around the figure. The background is mostly empty, highlighting the central interaction between the figure and the structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) brush and brown and black ink over black crayon on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 37.5 x 53 cm (14 3/4 x 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4058.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Reff 1982, 100.

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "La Fête Nationale. "Oui acclame-t-on? Les Americains ...et les autres." lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2299"[erased] lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581441

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