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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Charcoal sketch of a Prussian soldier with spiked helmet beside a bowed civilian figure on beige paper.

Prussian Soldier and Civilians

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1919

Sketch of a helmeted man leaning forward with an outstretched arm beside a rocky ground and a fallen figure.

Lost Illusions

Jean-Louis Forain, probably 1918

Ink sketch of two grieving women embracing in the foreground, with a village church spire and smoke behind them.

After Douai

Jean-Louis Forain, probably 1918

Pencil and ink drawing of a seated woman in a headscarf with faint standing figures behind her, signed Forain.

The Departure for Versailles

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1919

Charcoal sketch of a soldier with raised bayonet lunging toward a bearded man in a long coat within a trench.

Le retour du permissionnaire. -Tu Tombes a pie!

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1914/1919

Charcoal sketch of a veiled woman standing before a bench with uniformed men and helmets behind her.

Germania before the Judges

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1914/1919

Charcoal drawing of a soldier with outstretched arm beside a seated figure, with ruined buildings and rubble behind them.

The Empire Destroys, The Republic Pays

Jean-Louis Forain, probably 1918

Brown wash sketch of a bearded soldier in a cap gazing up at a crucified figure on a cross.

C'est la, que j'ai fini le cure

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1914/1919

Sketch of a standing soldier with pack and helmet speaking with a seated soldier in a peaked cap, in charcoal and grey wash.

Poilu and Tommy Conversing

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1914/1919

Ink sketch of a hospital scene: a patient in bed, a standing man in dark clothing, and a nurse in a head cloth beside a cup.

Hospital Scene

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1914/1919

Charcoal drawing of a helmeted soldier leaning over a detector beside a smoke cloud, with 'Paris' and '1914' inscribed.

7me 1914

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1914/1919

Charcoal sketch of a seated figure and a standing man in caps before a rocky landscape, signed Forain.

Toward Justice

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1914/1919

Charcoal sketch of a seated man with legs outstretched beside a standing man in a loose robe, on a pale ground.

The Economic Withdrawal

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1914/1919

Charcoal and crayon drawing of a helmeted soldier kneeling in an open field, with a small distant figure on the horizon.

The Objective of War

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1914/1919

Pencil sketch of a hilly landscape with trees, scribbled clouds, a sun, and two small figures on a beige sheet.

Landscape in the Taunus

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1916

Charcoal sketch of Dresden houses with small figures strolling along a street and trees framing the scene.

Houses in Dresden with People Strolling

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1909

Sketch in ink and graphite of a goatherd standing among goats, with loose gestural lines suggesting trees and hills.

Goatherd with Goats

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1917

Watercolor sketch of a ski jumper airborne with arms outstretched, surrounded by stylized colorful spectators.

Ski Jumper

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, c. 1936

Ink sketch of two nude bathers standing among spiky plants and a dune, with a reclining figure at lower left.

Two Bathers on the Fehmarn Coast (Zwei Badende am hoher Fehmarnküste)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912

Pencil and watercolor drawing of two nude female figures, one standing bent forward and one seated, in peach and brown washes

Two Figures

Auguste Rodin, c. 1905

Sepia ink and wash drawing of figures waiting along a city pavement before a tall building with rooftops.

En esclavage

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1914/1919

Charcoal drawing of two helmeted soldiers behind sandbags in a trench, with a dark sky and open ground behind them.

a) Two Soldiers in a Trench (recto); b) Interior with Figures Seated Behind Table (verso)

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1914/1919