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This is a drawing of a woman in motion with a top hat in the air. The artwork is a poster for the "1er Salon de la Société des Dessinateurs Humoristes." The poster features a drawing of a woman in mid-kick, partially dressed, with an arm extending behind her holding an umbrella. The top hat appears to be flying off. The text is in French, indicating the event's date and location. The use of simple lines and a limited color palette focuses the attention on the written information and the action depicted.
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This is a drawing of a woman in motion with a top hat in the air. The artwork is a poster for the "1er Salon de la Société des Dessinateurs Humoristes." The poster features a drawing of a woman in mid-kick, partially dressed, with an arm extending behind her holding an umbrella. The top hat appears to be flying off. The text is in French, indicating the event's date and location. The use of simple lines and a limited color palette focuses the attention on the written information and the action depicted.

National Gallery of Art · Print

"1er Salon des Humoristes, Palais des Modes (First Exhibition of the Humorists, Palace of Style)

Jean-Louis Forain

Date
1911
Medium
lithograph [poster] in black and red on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 117.4 × 88 cm (46 1/4 × 34 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.4355
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
Provenance

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

Inscription

"forain" lower left margin, black ink. "1er SALON / DE LA SOCIÉTÉ DES DESSINATEURS / HUMORISTES / fondée en / 1904" upper composition, black and red ink. "1er AU 30 AVRIL / VERNISSAGE LE 31 MARS / AU PALAIS DES MODES" lower right compositon, black ink. "15, RUE DE LA VILLE L'ÉVÈQUE PRÈS DE LA MADELEINE" lower center composition, black ink. "IMP. EUGÈNE VERNEAU & HENRI CHACHOIN. PARIS" lower right margin, red ink. Verso: none.

Marks

None.

Watermarks

None.

NGA object ID 7275. 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.