ORThe Open Room
Digital gallery
Back to the NGA collection
The sketch primarily shows two individuals with a focus on their upper bodies. On the left, a man with short hair and a mustache is depicted looking downward, possibly writing or reading. To his right, another man is leaning on a barrier or low wall. The background suggests an audience or crowd, with curved lines and some indistinct detailing resembling trees or structural elements.
Read the visual description

The sketch primarily shows two individuals with a focus on their upper bodies. On the left, a man with short hair and a mustache is depicted looking downward, possibly writing or reading. To his right, another man is leaning on a barrier or low wall. The background suggests an audience or crowd, with curved lines and some indistinct detailing resembling trees or structural elements.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Versailles juillet 1919

Jean-Louis Forain

Date
probably 1919
Medium
brush and black ink and black crayon on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 37.6 x 51.4 cm (14 13/16 x 20 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1943.3.4107
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

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "A Versailles juillet 1919" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A 2314" 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

"CHAPRON-COQUELIN-PAR[IS]"

NGA object ID 7226. 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.