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This is a drawing featuring a soldier standing beside a cart, with abstractly rendered figures nearby. The soldier is depicted in full uniform with a cap, and the other figures are sketched more abstractly. The cart in the background is outlined simply. The drawing employs a minimalist style, focusing on the main figure and using sketch-like outlines for additional narrative elements.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
a) Le replis boche (recto); b) Sketch for the Figure of the German (verso)
Jean-Louis Forain
- Date
- c. 1914/1919
- Medium
- a) brush with black ink, watercolor, and black crayon on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 32.9 x 50.2 cm (12 15/16 x 19 3/4 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1943.3.4023.a-b
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1901 to 1925
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- Impressionist
- World War I
- military
Provenance
Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Inscription
"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "le replis boche" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A 2344" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.
Marks
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
None.
NGA object ID 7141. 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.