id:			107184
accession number:	1925.1185
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1925.1185
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:01.862000

If they had been victorious - "You Have Two Hours in which to Sign", c. 1919. Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931). Black crayon and watercolor, over graphite and brown ink; sheet: 34.4 x 41.9 cm (13 9/16 x 16 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1925.1185

title:				If they had been victorious - "You Have Two Hours in which to Sign"
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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 watercolor, over graphite and brown ink
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: 34.4 x 41.9 cm (13 9/16 x 16 1/2 in.)
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	description:	beige(1) laid paper
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	inscription:	signed, lower right, in brown ink: forain ; by artist, upper left, in brown ink: S'ils avaient été vainqueurs ; by artist, lower center, in brown ink: - vous avez deux heures pour signer! ; lower right, in graphite: A2186~
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, Exhibition of Cartoons and Caricatures (Mar. 6-Apr. 24, 1946).', 'opening_date': '1946-03-06T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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