1916
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le demobilisé is a 1916 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a long coat standing over a small child. The man leans on a cane, holding his hat in one hand while the child, dressed in a simple dress, looks up at him. A chair with a hat on its seat sits nearby, and the whole scene feels quiet and a little sad. The title *Le démobilisé* hints this might be about someone returning from war. The loose, sketchy lines give it a raw, unfinished feel—like a quick snapshot of a moment. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shading with just lines.
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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