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The image shows a figure standing on the right side. The horizon is a third from the top of the composition. Hills extend across the landscape. The brushstrokes suggest a sketch-like technique with swift lines. The color palette is monochrome with shades of gray, and subtle touches of red and orange. A person is depicted close by with sparse detail and rocks are scattered further away. Soft hills and a faint suggestion of a structure or more rocks are in the distance. The scene is simple, focusing on lines and minimal shading to suggest form and space.
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The image shows a figure standing on the right side. The horizon is a third from the top of the composition. Hills extend across the landscape. The brushstrokes suggest a sketch-like technique with swift lines. The color palette is monochrome with shades of gray, and subtle touches of red and orange. A person is depicted close by with sparse detail and rocks are scattered further away. Soft hills and a faint suggestion of a structure or more rocks are in the distance. The scene is simple, focusing on lines and minimal shading to suggest form and space.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

a) Along the Marne (recto); b) Study for Along the Marne (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Date
probably 1918
Medium
a) black crayon with graphite and red and yellow crayon additions on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 36.8 x 52.2 cm (14 1/2 x 20 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1943.3.4115.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

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "A 2300" 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-COQUELIN-PARIS"

NGA object ID 7234. 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.