Bredouilles, l'Equipage d'un Zeppelin

probably 1915

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Media Options

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink and black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32.8 x 50.2 cm (12 15/16 x 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.4081


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. "Bredouilles 27 Mars 1915" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "1 / Bredouilles. / l'Equipage d'un Zeppelin." upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "-Quoi? Rien? pas meme un enfant!?" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A 2393" lower right 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

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581468


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