Artwork
The Germans Have Gone Away
The Germans Have Gone Away is a drawing by the Impressionist artist Jean-Louis Forain. It dates from 1892 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
The Germans Have Gone Away is a drawing created by Jean Louis Forain in 1892, currently held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a man and a girl in a landscape with buildings in the background, both focused on something on the ground. The man's crouched posture implies he is examining or picking up an object, while the girl watches with interest.
Technique & Style
The work is rendered primarily in shades of brown and gray. Forain's style in this piece reflects his association with Realism, and to some extent, Impressionism, both of which influenced his artistic approach.
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.
a) Refugees (recto); b) No 2 (verso)
a) After Douai (recto); b) Untitled (verso)
"They Are Burning Everything - They must be about to Retreat"
a) German Soldiers and French Child (recto); b) Woman and Child (verso)
Refugees
a) Les Allemandes sont partis (recto); b) Sketch of a Man (verso)
a) Après Douai (After Douai) (recto); b) Figure (verso)
Pour l'homme de demain
a) C'etait notre maison (recto); b) Refugees in a Landscape (verso)
Untitled