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Sur le Front.  -C'est sa theorie?  -Non, c'est son breviaire. — Jean-Louis Forain

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Written by: Umut ÇelikResearcher · Old Master Paintings
Old Master Paintings · Catalogue no. 799390
Jean-Louis Forain

Sur le Front. -C’est sa theorie? -Non, c’est son breviaire.

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byNational Gallery of Art, Washington
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Artist / MakerJean-Louis Forain
Datec. 1914/1919
Culture / OriginFrench
Mediumblack crayon and brush and black ink, with corrections by the artist in white opaque watercolor, on wove paper
Dimensionsoverall: 37.7 x 53 cm (14 13/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
DepartmentDrawing
TypeDrawing
About the Artist

French, 1852 - 1931 Full biography →

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Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.

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