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The Sitting

Artist: Jean-Louis Forain, French, 1852-1931
Medium: Oil on canvas
Place Made: France
Dates: ca. 1909
Dimensions: 21 1/2 x 25 3/4 in. (54.6 x 65.4 cm) Frame: 30 x 33 1/2 in. (76.2 x 85.1 cm)
Signature: Signed upper right: "Forain"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 27.358
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Collection
Image: Overall, 27.358_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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