A Versailles. L'envoye des boches

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

In the image, two figures are show. One on the left is a woman viewed from the back in a partial profile, wearing a dress. She stands next to a table with papers and an object. The figure on the right is a reclining man on a bed or couch, with his head on a pillow and one arm up. The man has closed eyes, a mustache, and wears a robe. Drawings of two men in helmets are on the wall above him. The background has plain walls.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon and brush and black ink over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 37.8 x 51.4 cm (14 7/8 x 20 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4064

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 Versailles" upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "L'envoye des boches" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Aux Reservoirs. "Fraulein, j'en appelle a mon souverain: Une signature n'engage a rien."" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2375" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Wikidata ID

Q64581449

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