1886
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Traite des blanches (The White Slave Trade) is a 1886 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows two women standing next to each other. One woman is wearing a dress and has long hair, while the other is wearing a hat and holding an umbrella. The background is a light color with some darker lines and marks. The women are looking at each other, and their faces are not clearly visible. The woman on the left has her arms crossed, while the woman on the right is holding the umbrella with both hands. This image is a great example of Impressionism, a style of art that focuses on capturing the impression of a moment or scene.
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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