German Advance, c. 1914/1919

Not on View

Medium

brush and brown ink and blue and black crayon on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 36.7 x 52.5 cm (14 7/16 x 20 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.4098

Artists / Makers

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

Image Use

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Inscription

"forain" lower right composition, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "La Poussee Allemande: "Pusque c'est des civils, qu'est-ce qu'ils craignent?" "D'etre assassines!" lower margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2306" 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