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Jean-Louis Forain, The Visit, 1889. Watercolor with pencil and gouache on wove paper. Dixon Gal ...
The Visit
Jean-Louis Forain, The Visit, 1889. Watercolor with pencil and gouache on wove paper. Dixon Gal ...
Jean-Louis Forain, The Visit, 1889. Watercolor with pencil and gouache on wove paper. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Museum purchase with funds provided by Brenda and Lester Crain, Hyde Family Foundations, Irene and Joe Orgill and the Rose Family Foundation, 1993.7.10.

The Visit

Artist (b. October 23, 1852, Reims, France - d. July 11, 1931, Paris, France)
Date1889
MediumWatercolor with pencil and gouache on wove paper
DimensionsUnframed: 11 3/4 × 8 7/8 in. (29.8 × 22.5 cm) Framed: 21 3/4 × 19 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (55.2 × 50.5 × 3 cm)
ClassificationsWORK ON PAPER
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Museum purchase with funds provided by Brenda and Lester Crain, Hyde Family Foundations, Irene and Joe Orgill and the Rose Family Foundation
Object number1993.7.10
DescriptionA large man with a beard and wearing a top hat and holding a cane speaks with a woman in an apron. A young woman or girl is undressing (or dressing) behind them.
Status
Not on view