a) Fetters (recto); b) Sketch for Fetters (verso)

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

a) Fetters (recto); b) Sketch for Fetters (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Date
1919
Medium
a) crayon and bursh and black ink on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 34 x 50.2 cm (13 3/8 x 19 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1943.3.4085.a-b
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Impressionist
  • Woman
  • Costume
  • Man
  • Figures
Provenance

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

Inscription

"forain / 1919" lower right composition, graphite, artist's hand. "A2177" 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.

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