Les Nuits de Paris

1914/1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a sketch-style scene with three people. One woman holds a baby, wearing a long dress and a scarf. Another person lies partially hidden in shadows, and a third figure is in profile leaning forward. The setting is indoors with furniture in the foreground and a textured backdrop. The image is rendered in monochrome.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 41.1 × 28.3 cm (16 3/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 38 × 54 cm (14 15/16 × 21 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4142

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, undescribed

  • Series Title

    De la Marne au Rhin

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "f" lower right margin, in plate, artist's hand. "Les nuits de Paris" upper left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "-le va pleuvon: Tu peux le coucher." lower center composition, in plate, artist's hand. "MK 33518 / c 28149[stricken]" lower left 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

[monogram]

Wikidata ID

Q64959569

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