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
Tipo
Drawing
Técnica
watercolor on paper (tracing paper)
Dimensões
35.8 × 48.9 cm
Coleção
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licença
Domínio público, CC0

Descrição da imagem

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