a) Kammerade. Porquoi cette froideur? (recto); b) Study for German Figure (verso), c. 1914/1919

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Medium

a) black crayon on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 37.7 x 51.3 cm (14 13/16 x 20 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.4061.a-b

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. "Kammerade" upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "-Porquoi cetter froideur?" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Sans rancune. Fritz. "Mais presque je te dis que je ne t'en veuse pas!"" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2366" 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

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius