a) Le Poilu et Prisonnier (Poilu and Prisoner) (recto); b) Study of Prisoner (verso)
c. 1914/1919
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Artwork overview
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Medium
a) watercolor and black crayon on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 37.9 x 51.3 cm (14 15/16 x 20 3/16 in.)
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Accession
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