Artwork
Lourdes, transport des paralysées (Lourdes, Transport of the Paralyzed)
Lourdes, transport des paralysées (Lourdes, Transport of the Paralyzed) is an ink print by Jean-Louis Forain. It dates from 1912 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Lourdes, transport des paralysées is a 1912 print by Jean-Louis Forain, created using etching and drypoint techniques on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a scene from a religious pilgrimage at Lourdes, showing people with disabilities being transported on wheelchairs or stretchers, set against a backdrop of buildings and a church steeple.
Technique & Style
Forain's use of etching and drypoint captures the movement and emotion of the scene, conveying energy and activity through varied poses and expressive lines.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jean-Louis Forain (French pronunciation: ; 23 October 1852 – 11 July 1931) was a French Impressionist painter and printmaker, working in media including oils, watercolour, pastel, etching and lithograph.
Lourdes, la miraculée (2e planche) (Lourdes, the Miracle) (second plate)
Le Christ dépouillé de ses vêtements (Christ Stripped of His Clothes)
Le calvaire (2e planche) (Calvary) (second plate)
Le Christ dépouillé de ses vêtements (Christ Stripped of His Clothes)
The Miracle before the Blessed Sacrament (fourth plate)
Fille-mère (1ère planche) (Unwed Mother) (first plate)
Le femme adultère (3e planche) (The Adulteress) (third plate)
Le miraculé devant l'ostensoir (4e planche) (The Miracle before the Blessed Sacrament) (fourth plate)