id:			107183
accession number:	1925.1184
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1925.1184
updated:		2025-02-08 23:37:03.161000

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

title:				The Man Who Fired upon Clemenceau
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creation date:			c. 1919
creation date earliest:		1914
creation date latest:		1924
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creditline:			Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
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culture:	France, 20th century
technique:	black crayon and black gouache
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 45.7 x 56.9 cm (18 x 22 3/8 in.)
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	description:	beige(1) laid paper
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inscriptions:

	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
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Drawings from the Museum Collection
	opening date:   1940-07-11T04:00:00
	<i>Drawings from the Museum Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-October 3, 1940).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (July 11-Oct. 3, 1940).', 'opening_date': '1940-07-11T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	[Frederick Keppel & Co., Inc.] (according to departmental card)
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