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The image shows a sketch with two figures. The figure on the left is depicted from the waist up, with long hair falling over one shoulder. They are dressed in a sleeveless garment. The figure on the right is seated, has a bald head, distinct facial features, and wears a dark suit. They are holding what appears to be a large bird. The background is plain with minimal sketch lines, and there are inscriptions in the upper left and below the figures.
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The image shows a sketch with two figures. The figure on the left is depicted from the waist up, with long hair falling over one shoulder. They are dressed in a sleeveless garment. The figure on the right is seated, has a bald head, distinct facial features, and wears a dark suit. They are holding what appears to be a large bird. The background is plain with minimal sketch lines, and there are inscriptions in the upper left and below the figures.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

a) Versailles juillet. La Germania signe... (recto); b) Sketch for Figure of Germania (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Date
probably 1919
Medium
a) black crayon and brown wash on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 37.5 x 51.3 cm (14 3/4 x 20 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1943.3.4105.a-b
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Impressionist
  • World War I
  • military
Provenance

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

Inscription

Not signed. Not dated. "Versailles juillet" upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "La Germania signe..." lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A 2385" 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

"[CHAPRON] COQUEN PARIS"

NGA object ID 7224. 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.