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Woman Entering a Fiacre (recto); Right Profile of Man Wearing Tall Hat (verso)

probably late 1800s

attributed to Jean Louis Forain

(French, 1852–1931)
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Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
Charcoal with black ink framing lines (recto); charcoal (verso)
Measurements
Sheet: 32.4 x 24.9 cm (12 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2018.45
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Location
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Description

One side of this double-sided image captures the bustling activity of urban Paris in the late 1800s. A fashionable woman climbs into a fiacre—a four-wheeled carriage—from the street curb. Her driver, seated at front, watches as she enters. The artist’s loose, sketchy rendering of the charcoal further emphasizes the sensation of busy city life evoked in this drawing.
A horizontally oriented image features two charcoal and ink sketches on tan paper. On the left, a vertical scene framed by a thin border depicts a woman from behind as she steps into a carriage while a driver in a top hat sits above. On the right, a horizontal sketch shows the profile of a man in a tall top hat. Both drawings use rapid, expressive lines and dense hatching.

Woman Entering a Fiacre (recto); Right Profile of Man Wearing Tall Hat (verso)

probably late 1800s

Jean Louis Forain

(French, 1852–1931)
France, 19th century

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