a) Le Poilu et Prisonnier (Poilu and Prisoner) (recto); b) Study of Prisoner (verso)

c. 1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows two figures. The first figure on the left is standing with their head bowed and hands clasped in front of their chest. They have a bald head and are wearing a sleeveless undershirt with overalls. A shovel is leaning against a blue wheelbarrow beside them. The second figure is seated or kneeling, with their upper body facing the standing figure. This person is wearing a hat and a quilted garment. The background consists of abstract shapes with brush-like textures in ochre and grey tones, suggesting a distant landscape with structures. The scene is set against a plain light backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) watercolor and black crayon on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 37.9 x 51.3 cm (14 15/16 x 20 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4136.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. "Le Poilu et Prisonnier" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2384" 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

"[CH]APRON-COQUELIN-PARIS"

Wikidata ID

Q64581527

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