Sur le Front
Artist
Jean-Louis Forain
(b. October 23, 1852, Reims, France - d. July 11, 1931, Paris, France)
DateDecember 5, 1914
MediumLithograph on paper
DimensionsUnframed: 14 7/8 × 22 7/8 in. (37.8 × 58.1 cm)
ClassificationsWORK ON PAPER
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Gift of John and Lynn Murray in honor of William and Mary Murray
Object number2016.3.36
DescriptionIn the foreground to the left, two men stand in the trenches. On the ground above, a soldier walks towards the horizon as he reads a letter. Printed below the image:
-Eh bien il la saura théorie...
-Sa théorie? C'est son Bréviaire.
Well, he will know his theory...
His theory? It's his breviary.
Status
Not on view