A la Conference de la Paix, 1914/1919

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series Title

De la Marne au Rhin

Medium

collotype on wove paper

Dimensions

plate: 34.4 × 43.4 cm (13 9/16 × 17 1/16 in.)

sheet: 38.2 × 53.7 cm (15 1/16 × 21 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Catalogue Raisonné

Faxon 1982, undescribed

Accession Number

1943.3.4144

Artists / Makers

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

Image Use

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Inscription

"forain" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "205/300 / f." lower right composition, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "A la Conference de la Paix" upper left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "-Tu comprends? / -Non, J'attendo au on parle francaís." lower center composition, in plate, artist's hand. "49[stricken] MK 33540" lower left margin, 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

Bibliography

1982: Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.