Who painted Le colporteur juif (The Jewish Peddler)?

Le colporteur juif (The Jewish Peddler) was painted by Jean-Louis Forain in 1900.

Where can I see Le colporteur juif (The Jewish Peddler)?

Le colporteur juif (The Jewish Peddler) is held by National Gallery of Art.

What movement is Le colporteur juif (The Jewish Peddler)?

Le colporteur juif (The Jewish Peddler) is associated with Impressionism.

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Artwork

Le colporteur juif (The Jewish Peddler)

Jean-Louis Forain , 1900

Le colporteur juif (The Jewish Peddler) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Jean-Louis Forain. It dates from 1900 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

Inscription: Inscribed:"forain" lower center composition, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "G67" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "EE720" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "2148" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "7887 / Le Colporteur Jeuf" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.
Markings: Marked:(Alfred Beurdeley collector's stamp) lower right margin, black stamped ink, (Lugt 421). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

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Overview

Le colporteur juif (The Jewish Peddler) is a print created by Jean-Louis Forain around 1900 using transfer lithography on laid paper.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a Jewish peddler, a common figure associated with itinerant trade in late 19th-century France, carrying a bundle and possibly eating or smoking.

Technique & Style

Forain employed lithography, a technique allowing prints to be made from a smooth surface, to capture a fleeting moment of everyday life with loose, quick lines, giving the image a rough, unfinished quality.

Context

Forain's work was produced during a period when printmaking was a significant medium for artists to explore social themes and everyday life, and he was more commercially successful than many of his Impressionist contemporaries.

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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.