a) After Douai (recto); b) Untitled (verso)

probably 1918

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) brush with brown and black ink and black crayon on laid paper b) black crayon on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.7 x 47.6 cm (12 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.4109.a-b

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. "Après Douai. "Les troupes allemandes ont reçu l'ordre le plus formel d'éparquer la propriété prirée." Solf. Sans doute, l'ordre h'était pasencore arrivé..." lower margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A. 2360" 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

"J"

Wikidata ID

Q64581498

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