Artwork preview

-Qu'est-ce vous voulez? -Les "louis" de 1871

Jean-Louis Forain

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts two individuals shown from head to toe. On the left, a person standing upright with their body facing forward but the head turned to the right, and hands behind their back. This person is wearing a helmet, long coat, and boots. On the right, another person standing with a slightly hunched posture, looking intently towards the person on the left. This person has more pronounced facial features with an open mouth and squinted eyes, wearing a spiked headdress, long robe, and bare feet. The surroundings are minimal with indistinct shapes resembling stones or rubble at the ankles of the second person, and an undefined form to the right of them. The background is a blank, textured surface, and the entire scene is sketched with loose, expressive lines.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1914/1919
Medium
brush and black ink and black crayon on laid Van Gelder paper
Dimensions
4499 × 3508 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
Palette