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a) Versailles juillet. La Germania signe... (recto); b) Sketch for Figure of Germania (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain , 1919

a) Versailles juillet. La Germania signe... (recto); b) Sketch for Figure of Germania (verso), by Jean-Louis Forain, crayon, 1919
a) Versailles juillet. La Germania signe... (recto); b) Sketch for Figure of Germania (verso), by Jean-Louis Forain, crayon, 1919

a) Versailles juillet. La Germania signe... (recto); b) Sketch for Figure of Germania (verso) is a crayon drawing by Jean-Louis Forain. It dates from 1919 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

Inscription
Inscribed:Not signed. Not dated. "Versailles juillet" upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "La Germania signe..." lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A 2385" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.
Markings
Marked:"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

About this work

Overview

This drawing, created around 1919 by Jean-Louis Forain, features two works on a single sheet: 'Versailles juillet. La Germania signe...' on the recto and 'Sketch for Figure of Germania' on the verso.

Subject & Meaning

The recto depicts two men in hasty lines, one gesturing, amidst a plain background. The notation 'La Germania signe...' suggests a connection to a historical event involving Germany, potentially a treaty or agreement.

Technique & Style

Forain employed black crayon and brown wash on wove paper for the recto, and black crayon alone on the verso, capturing the scene with rapid, expressive strokes, characteristic of a study or preparatory work.

a) Au congres de la Paix (recto); b) Untitled (verso)
a) Au congres de la Paix (recto); b) Untitled (verso), Jean-Louis Forain

Artist & collection

Portrait of Jean-Louis Forain

Artist

Jean-Louis Forain

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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Who painted a) Versailles juillet. La Germania signe... (recto); b) Sketch for Figure of Germania (verso)?

a) Versailles juillet. La Germania signe... (recto); b) Sketch for Figure of Germania (verso) was painted by Jean-Louis Forain in 1919.

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