ARTIST
Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931)
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TITLE
Voyons sois raisonnable

MEDIUM
Ink, watercolor and colored pencils on paper
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DIMENSIONS
9.4 x 11.8 in (23.9 x 30 cm.)
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KNOWN PROVENANCE
L’Esprit d'une Collection, Tableaux et Dessins de XIXE Siècle Auction, Osenat, Fontainebleau, 25 October 2020, lot 166.
L’Esprit du XIXe Siècle Auction, Osenat, Fontainebleau, 26 November 2023, lot 63.
MD Museum, acquired at the above sale.

ACCESSION NUMBER
2023.5

NOTES
Signed 'Forain' (lower right).
There is a caption along the bottom of the artwork which reads,
'Voyons sois raisonnable, puis qu’y s’en va dans huit jours'.
Madame Florence Valdes-Forain has confirmed the authenticity of this watercolor.