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Jean-Louis Forain

Sketch of a Woman, 1885/1890

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Medium

pastel on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 61.1 x 49.8 cm (24 1/16 x 19 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.26

Artists / Makers

Jean-Louis Forain (artist) French, 1852 - 1931

Image Use

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Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift 1943 to NGA.[1]

[1] This work was discovered in 1979 by NGA paper conservaters as the backing for a Forain pastel on paper (NGA 1943.3.4359).

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius

Bibliography

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 155, repro.

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