The Good Fire - Remember those who are cold
c. 1916
Medium
Lithograph on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 54.6 × 73.7 cm (21 1/2 × 29 1/16 in.); Sheet: 63 × 82.6 cm (24 13/16 × 32 9/16 in.)
Classification
poster
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
77065
Art Historical Context
**The Good Fire - Remember who are cold** Created around 1916 by French Jean-Louis Forain, striking lithograph poster captures the of World War I. Printed on cream wove paper it features generous dimensions—image at 54.6 × .7 cm and sheet at 63 × 82.6 cm—making it ideal for public display. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings department, the work exemplifies Forain's shift from Impressionist painting and satirical illustrations to powerful wartime graphics. The title evokes a stark contrast: the warmth of a "good fire" at home against the plight of those enduring bitter ...