JEAN-LOUIS FORAIN (1852-1931)

JEAN-LOUIS FORAIN (1852-1931)
Evacuation of the ambulance, scene from the Great War
Gouache, Indian ink and charcoal on paper
Signed lower right
Dedicated 'à Mme la M[arqui]se M. de Polignac/en souvenir amical/Forain/1918' upper right
Gouache, Indian ink and black chalk on paper, signed lower right, dedicated 'à Mme la M[arqui]se M. de Polignac/en souvenir amical/Forain/1918' upper right
33,5 x 40 cm - 13 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.

Madame Florence Valdès-Forain has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Provenance
- Collection of Marquise Marie Charles Jean Melchior de Polignac, Paris (offered by the artist)
- Sale, "Affiches - Art nouveau art déco - Tableaux modernes", Claude Aguttes, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hôtel des ventes de Neuilly, July 9, 1998, lot 321A
- Private collection, France (acquired at previous sale, then by descent)