Le pas de l'oie - dans le sang

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Jean-Louis Forain

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon and brush and brown ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.5 x 52.5 cm (14 3/8 x 20 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4062

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 pas de l'oie - dans le sang" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Le peuple Allemand ne vit pas clairement, quand la guerre éclata, quelle signification elle aurait. Je le savais très exactement..." (Discours de Guillaume II) A 2302" lower 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

Q64581447

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