a) L'examination en Douane (Customs Inspection) (recto); b) Seated Figure (verso)

Not on View

Medium

a) brush and brown ink and graphite on laid paper b) black crayon on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 28.3 x 45.6 cm (11 1/8 x 17 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.4030.a-b

Artists / Makers

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

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Inscription

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "L'examination en Douane" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A 2294" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

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