1918
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Reims 9bre 1918 is a 1918 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a soldier writing a letter by candlelight in a dim room. The artist used quick, nervous lines to show stress and fatigue. The brown wash pools in the background like muddy trenches. This was drawn in 1918, the same year the war ended. Sharp cross-hatching marks the soldier’s hands and face. It feels urgent, like a snapshot from the front lines. Look for more sketchbooks by 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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