"Tu as l'air de les plaindre"

1914–18

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Collotype and letterpress
Dimensions: Image: 11 7/16 × 15 15/16 in. (29.1 × 40.5 cm) Sheet: 14 15/16 × 21 3/4 in. (38 × 55.2 cm)
Collection no.: 19.76.44
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

"Tu as l'air de les plaindre" — Jean-Louis Forain. 1914–18.

Medium: Collotype and letterpress. Dimensions: Image: 11 7/16 × 15 15/16 in. (29.1 × 40.5 cm) Sheet: 14 15/16 × 21 3/4 in. (38 × 55.2 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1919.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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