Debout, les Morts!

Jean-Louis Forain, 1917

This is a drawing of a person rising from a grave. The figure is emerging from behind a grave marker, with one leg in a kneeling posture and the other coming forward. The figure is wearing loose clothing and holding an object in one hand. There are musical notes or ribbons flying from the object. The background features a graveyard with crosses and red flower-like elements. Text at the bottom reads "Debout, les Morts!" The drawing style combines pen and ink with watercolor or wash.
Artista
Jean-Louis Forain
Data
1917
Tipus
Drawing
Tècnica
watercolor on paper (tracing paper)
Mides
35.8 × 48.9 cm
Col·lecció
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Llicència
Domini públic, CC0

Descripció de la imatge

This is a drawing of a person rising from a grave. The figure is emerging from behind a grave marker, with one leg in a kneeling posture and the other coming forward. The figure is wearing loose clothing and holding an object in one hand. There are musical notes or ribbons flying from the object. The background features a graveyard with crosses and red flower-like elements. Text at the bottom reads "Debout, les Morts!" The drawing style combines pen and ink with watercolor or wash.

Jean-Louis Forain