Avocat et Accusé (Counsel and Accused). Original aquatint. Signed.
Paris: Bernheim-Jeune, circa 1930. Color aquatint jointly etched by Forain and Labrouche. Signed in pencil but not numbered by Forain.
62 x 50 cm. Framed...
Though the original painting from 1908 picture has usually been known since at least 1928 as 'Le Prétoire' (The Court), it appears in the Bernheim-Jeune records under the title used here. This engraving in colors by Forain and Pierre Labrouche and signed by Forain was published in an edition of 150.
The image shows a lawyer inhabiting a different world is shuffling through disordered papers, while his client and her children sit waiting in the office.
Gravé en collaboration avec P. Labrouche. 600 x 480. Impression en couleurs. Belle épreuve sur vergé, non numérotée et signée au crayon par Forain. Tirage à 150 épreuves. Item #51-4220
Price: $500.00