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This is a drawing showing a table setting with objects and figures around it. The drawing illustrates a table covered with a cloth, featuring plates, bread, and a bottle. A wooden chair is placed on the left side, while two figures are seated closely together on the right. Their forms are depicted with loose lines indicating a sense of intimacy. The surroundings and details are suggested with minimal line work, creating a gentle atmosphere. Movement and texture are conveyed through the use of line, directing the viewer's focus to the center of the drawing.
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This is a drawing showing a table setting with objects and figures around it. The drawing illustrates a table covered with a cloth, featuring plates, bread, and a bottle. A wooden chair is placed on the left side, while two figures are seated closely together on the right. Their forms are depicted with loose lines indicating a sense of intimacy. The surroundings and details are suggested with minimal line work, creating a gentle atmosphere. Movement and texture are conveyed through the use of line, directing the viewer's focus to the center of the drawing.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Après l'apparition (2e planche) (After the Vision) (second plate)

Jean-Louis Forain

Date
1902/1907
Medium
drypoint in brown on laid Van Gelder paper
Dimensions
plate: 25.7 × 29.8 cm (10 1/8 × 11 3/4 in.) sheet: 37.2 × 49.5 cm (14 5/8 × 19 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.3792
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • interior
  • architecture
  • Chair
  • Table
  • Food
  • Figures
Provenance

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

Inscription

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "G. 82 III-IV Après l'apparition Emmaus" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "919" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "2nd plate" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "A. 47" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks

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

Watermarks

[Fortune figure] / "VAN GELDER ZONE[N]"

NGA object ID 6910. 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.