"1er Salon des Humoristes, Palais des Modes (First Exhibition of the Humorists, Palace of Style)

1911

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

This is a drawing of a woman in motion with a top hat in the air. The artwork is a poster for the "1er Salon de la Société des Dessinateurs Humoristes." The poster features a drawing of a woman in mid-kick, partially dressed, with an arm extending behind her holding an umbrella. The top hat appears to be flying off. The text is in French, indicating the event's date and location. The use of simple lines and a limited color palette focuses the attention on the written information and the action depicted.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph [poster] in black and red on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 117.4 × 88 cm (46 1/4 × 34 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4355

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 300

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 left margin, black ink. "1er SALON / DE LA SOCIÉTÉ DES DESSINATEURS / HUMORISTES / fondée en / 1904" upper composition, black and red ink. "1er AU 30 AVRIL / VERNISSAGE LE 31 MARS / AU PALAIS DES MODES" lower right compositon, black ink. "15, RUE DE LA VILLE L'ÉVÈQUE PRÈS DE LA MADELEINE" lower center composition, black ink. "IMP. EUGÈNE VERNEAU & HENRI CHACHOIN. PARIS" lower right margin, red ink. Verso: none.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959588

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