Dans les coulisses (Behind the Scenes)

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

In the image, there are two individuals in the foreground and a third person in the background. The woman on the left is leaning towards the man next to her. She has light curly hair and wears a blue blouse with a dark skirt. The man next to her wears a black formal tailcoat and a top hat. Behind them, another man stands with his back to the viewer, wearing a dark coat. The background shows a room with light walls and a wooden floor. The color tones are predominantly muted with shades of brown.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink and watercolor on wove paper mounted on board

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26 x 20 cm (10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4361

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"Forain" lower right composition, brown ink, artist's hand. "Dans les Coulisses" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "NR Lag n / 20 Fi / JW" verso, upper left sheet, black ink, unknown hand."3h L2 / bleute c chev / [illeg.] 3 couda[illeg.]" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581530

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