1919
crayon
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
a) Fetters (recto); b) Sketch for Fetters (verso) is a 1919 crayon by Jean-Louis Forain, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting is a drawing of two figures. On the left, a man is kneeling, with his head thrown back and his hands raised to his face. He is wearing a long, dark robe. On the right, a woman stands, looking down at the man with her hands clasped together in front of her. She is wearing a long, flowing white dress and a headscarf. The drawing is done in black crayon on wove paper, with some areas of the paper left blank. The overall effect is one of simplicity and elegance. If you like this drawing, you might also like the work of Forain, Jean-Louis.
Jean-Louis Forain (French pronunciation: ; 23 October 1852 – 11 July 1931) was a French Impressionist painter and printmaker, working in media including oils, watercolour, pastel, etching and lithograph.
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