C'est la, que j'ai fini le cure

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

This drawing is a sketch depicting several faint shapes and outlines. On the left is a man in profile, looking up and to the right with his hands in his pockets. The man has pale skin and a dark beard and mustache, and he wears a flat cap and a long-sleeved shirt or jacket. To the right, there appears to be a pole with the legs of another person hanging from the top. The man appears to be looking up at this hanging figure. Behind this scene are more pencil outlines that may indicate other people or objects. The background is beige paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 37.5 x 53 cm (14 3/4 x 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4119

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. "-C'est là, que j'ai fini le curé" lower right margin, brown ink, artist's hand. "A2171" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581510

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