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The image shows a woman seated on a red chair near a table. She faces a large window with moonlight coming in. Her hair is styled up with a curled fringe. She wears a dark gown with a high neckline, short sleeves, and shoulder details. The woman accessorizes with a pink choker and yellow opera gloves. One gloved hand rests on the table, which also holds a vase and a closed book or box. The dimly lit room has a dark curtain drawn to the side. The window shows a night sky with the moon and silhouettes of rooftops and chimneys.
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The image shows a woman seated on a red chair near a table. She faces a large window with moonlight coming in. Her hair is styled up with a curled fringe. She wears a dark gown with a high neckline, short sleeves, and shoulder details. The woman accessorizes with a pink choker and yellow opera gloves. One gloved hand rests on the table, which also holds a vase and a closed book or box. The dimly lit room has a dark curtain drawn to the side. The window shows a night sky with the moon and silhouettes of rooftops and chimneys.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

a) Standing Woman with a Fan (recto); b) Study of a Man and Woman (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Date
probably 1880/1890
Medium
a) watercolor and opaque watercolor on wove paper b) watercolor on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 44 x 31 cm (17 5/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1980.45.14.a-b
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • female
  • figure
  • Standing
  • Impressionist
Provenance

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

Inscription

"j.l. forain" lower right composition, black watercolor, artist's hand. Not dated. "273" verso, upper right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "[illeg.]" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks

None.

Watermarks

None.

NGA object ID 57663. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.