Art, literature & historyThe Good Fire
1914–19
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Line block, taken from chalk drawing, on heavy ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 55 × 76 cm (21 11/16 × 29 15/16 in.); Sheet: 63.3 × 82.6 cm (24 15/16 × 32 9/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1959.23
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Good Fire — Jean-Louis Forain. 1914–19.
Medium: Line block, taken from chalk drawing, on heavy ivory wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 55 × 76 cm (21 11/16 × 29 15/16 in.); Sheet: 63.3 × 82.6 cm (24 15/16 × 32 9/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
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.