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The image shows two sketched individuals conversing. One person is standing in profile wearing a coat, helmet, and holding a rifle. The other person is facing them with hands in pockets, wearing a uniform and cap. Boxes are scattered nearby. Background features faint drawings of buildings or structures in the distance.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
-Am Rhien? -Ya.
Jean-Louis Forain
- Date
- c. 1918
- Medium
- brush and black ink and black crayon on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 31.5 x 47.4 cm (12 3/8 x 18 11/16 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1943.3.4089
- 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, black ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "-Am Rhien? / -Ya" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A 2364" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.
Marks
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
"J"
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