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Jean-Louis Forain

Lourdes, 1914, 25th International Eucharistic Congress, 1914

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Medium

lithograph [poster] in blue and black on wove paper

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Catalogue Raisonné

Faxon 1982, no. 303, state iv/iv

Accession Number

1943.3.4348

Artists / Makers

Jean-Louis Forain (artist) French, 1852 - 1931

Eugène Verneau (printer) French, active late 19th century

Henri Chachoin (printer) French, active late 19th century

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Inscription

"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.

Marks and Labels

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

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius

Bibliography

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