a) After Douai (recto); b) Untitled (verso), probably 1918

Not on View

Medium

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

Dimensions

overall: 31.7 x 47.6 cm (12 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.4109.a-b

Artists / Makers

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

Image Use

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Inscription

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Après Douai. "Les troupes allemandes ont reçu l'ordre le plus formel d'éparquer la propriété prirée." Solf. Sans doute, l'ordre h'était pasencore arrivé..." lower margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A. 2360" 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