a) Along the Marne (recto); b) Study for Along the Marne (verso)
probably 1918
Medium
a) black crayon with graphite and red and yellow crayon additions on wove paper b) black crayon on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 36.8 x 52.2 cm (14 1/2 x 20 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.4115.a-b
About the Artist
Jean-Louis Forain
Jean-Louis Forain was born Louis Henri Forain on October 23, 1852, in Reims, France, to a family of modest means; his father painted ornamental signs. The family relocated to Paris when he was eight, where young Forain developed a passion for drawing inspired by the sculptures of Reims Cathedral and the masters at the Louvre, which he began copying at age fourteen. He received drawing lessons from...