The Connoisseur and the Artist

Not on View

Medium

watercolor on laid Van Gelder paper

Dimensions

overall (approximate): 31.8 x 44.8 cm (12 1/2 x 17 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.3980

Artists / Makers

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

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Inscription

"forain" lower right composition, black crayon, artist's hand. Not dated. "22 1/4 x 18 1/4" center left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "7661" verso, upper left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "42" verso, upper right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks and Labels

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius