The Man Who Fired upon Clemenceau
c. 1919
Jean Louis Forain
Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931)
Drawings
The Man Who Fired upon Clemenceau, c. 1919. Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931). Black crayon and black gouache; sheet: 45.7 x 56.9 cm (18 x 22 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1925.1184
- Maker/Artist
- Forain, Jean Louis
- Classification
- Drawing
- Formatted Medium
- black crayon and black gouache
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 45.7 x 56.9 cm (18 x 22 3/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: signed, lower right, in graphite: forain ; lower left, in graphite: Anxieté de celui qui tenta de tuer / Clemenceau le 19 Février, 1919. "S'il meurt, qui me fera gracier?..." ; lower right, in graphite: Celui-qui tira sur Clemenceau. ; lower right, in graphite: A2280
- Departments
- Drawings
- Accession Number
- 1925.1184
- Credit Line
- Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
- Exhibitions
- Drawings from the Museum Collection, CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (July 11-Oct. 3, 1940).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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