This print shows two women with their arms linked. The woman on the left is turned towards the right, facing with the other woman. Her facial features are partially visible; she has a sharp nose and an upturned mouth. Her light hair is styled up and covered by a wide-brimmed light blue hat. She wears a red, form-fitting dress. The woman on the right is turned towards the other woman, and more of her face is visible. She has wide, dark eyes and is smiling. Her dark hair is styled up with a yellow hat resting on top. She wears a dress with a high neckline and what appears to be a black-and-white plaid design. Around her waist, there's a dark belt that cinches the outfit. The background behind the women is dark, with light circular shapes resembling streetlamps glowing behind them.
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This print shows two women with their arms linked. The woman on the left is turned towards the right, facing with the other woman. Her facial features are partially visible; she has a sharp nose and an upturned mouth. Her light hair is styled up and covered by a wide-brimmed light blue hat. She wears a red, form-fitting dress. The woman on the right is turned towards the other woman, and more of her face is visible. She has wide, dark eyes and is smiling. Her dark hair is styled up with a yellow hat resting on top. She wears a dress with a high neckline and what appears to be a black-and-white plaid design. Around her waist, there's a dark belt that cinches the outfit. The background behind the women is dark, with light circular shapes resembling streetlamps glowing behind them.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Bullier (To Bullier's)

Jean-Louis Forain

Date
c. 1876
Medium
color etching on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 16 × 12 cm (6 5/16 × 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 44.4 × 30.9 cm (17 1/2 × 12 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.3740
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Woman
  • Hat
  • Dress
Provenance

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

Inscription

"JL Forain" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. Not dated. "une des rares epreuves, en couleurs." lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "G 11 only [underlined]" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "MK 30301" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "LP" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "a Bullier" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "MG 11" upper right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "13593" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

NGA object ID 6858. 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.