Sur le Front. -C'est sa theorie? -Non, c'est son breviaire., c. 1914/1919

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Medium

black crayon and brush and black ink, with corrections by the artist in white opaque watercolor, on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 37.7 x 53 cm (14 13/16 x 20 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.4069

Artists / Makers

Jean-Louis Forain (artist) French, 1852 - 1931

Image Use

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Inscription

"forain" lower right margin, black crayon, artist's hand. Not dated. "-C'est sa theorie? / -Non, c'est son breviaire." lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Sur le Front" upper left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2388" 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

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

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius