Lourdes, 1914, 25th International Eucharistic Congress

1914

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Eugène Verneau

Printer, French, active late 19th century

Henri Chachoin

Printer, French, active late 19th century

This is a painting of a religious gathering. The image shows a congregation of figures looking upwards towards a central chalice and a shining circle. Luminous rays radiate outward from the chalice. To the right of the chalice, a faint image of a cloaked figure stands. Surrounding the scene, text indicates the event is the "25ème Congrès Eucharistique International" held in Lourdes in 1914 from July 22nd to 26th. The style is reminiscent of early 20th-century poster art with graphic lines and a limited color palette focusing on black and blue hues.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph [poster] in blue and black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 80 × 118.8 cm (31 1/2 × 46 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4348

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 303, state iv/iv

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 center composition, in stone. "LOURDES / 1914" upper left composition, black ink. "22-26 / JUILLET" upper right composition, black ink. "25 ÉME[underlined] CONGRÉS EUCHARISTIQUE INTERNATIONAL" lower composition, black ink. "Imp. EUGÈNE VERNEAU, HENRI CHACHOIN Succr. 108, rue Folie-Méricourt, Paris" lower right margin, black ink. "5" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). "73" [encircled] verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959574

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