Man, Opera Singer, and Part of Opera Pit

Artist Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852 - 1931)

Date1880s

MediumPen and ink

DimensionsSheet: 12 1/4 × 8 inches (31.12 × 20.32 cm)
Sheet (support): 19 5/8 × 13 inches (49.85 × 33.02 cm)

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Object number2024.30.19

SignedLR in black ink: "forain"

MarkingsUR in pencil on support page: "28" Inscribed (not in artist’s hand) on verso: Forain / Aquarelles / dessins / eaux-forts – 55. [L’au d… l’…] [illegible]

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DescriptionA drawing in pen and ink on paper of a man at upper right, who wears a suit with tails; a woman lower center in a corseted dress, her left arm raised, her mouth open as if to sing, and below her the edge of the stage with two music stands below that and part of a man's bald head. The drawing is signed at lower right: forainExhibition History

Exhibition History

[None known at this time.]

Provenance

Gift of anonymous donor to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2024.

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[None known at this time.]

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