Jean-Louis Forain

(French, 1852–1931)

Jean-Louis Forain was a French Impressionist known for his paintings and etchings of Parisian nightlife, operas, and cafes. In his painting Tight-Rope Walker (c. 1885), Forain employed similar techniques to those used by his friend Edgar Degas, including flecks of bright color, a blurred background, and isolated moments of sharp detail. “He is the poet of corruption in evening clothes, of dandyism in the boudoirs, of high life masking empty hearts,” the critic Octave Maus once wrote of him. Born on October 23, 1852 in Reims, France, he moved with his family to Paris at the age of eleven and later studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts. Turned down by the Salon in 1874, Forain began frequenting the Café Guerbois, where he met Édouard Manet and Degas, whose work greatly influenced his own. Forain was also friends with a number of writers, such as Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Verlaine, and Joris-Karl Huysmans. The artist began addressing more political subjects later in his life, and contributed illustrations to a number of major periodicals. He notably served as a camouflage artist and cartoonist during World War I, and was lauded for his patriotism during the conflict. The artist died on July 11, 1931 in Paris, France. Today, Forain’s works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and the National Gallery in London, among others.

Jean-Louis Forain Artworks

Jean-Louis Forain (1,645 results)

Portrait d'Yvette Guilbert, 1896–1900

Jean-Louis Forain

Portrait d'Yvette Guilbert, 1896–1900

Sotheby's New York

Est. 40,000–60,000 USD

Danseuses dans les coulisses

Jean-Louis Forain

Danseuses dans les coulisses

Freeman's | Hindman

Est. 4,000–6,000 USD

The Woman in Black, ca. 1885

Jean-Louis Forain

The Woman in Black, ca. 1885

Stair Sainty Gallery

Price on Request

Portrait d’une Jeune Elégante au Chapeau, 1885

Jean-Louis Forain

Portrait d’une Jeune Elégante au Chapeau, 1885

Mark Murray Fine Paintings

65,000 USD

The Recital, ca. 1900

Jean-Louis Forain

The Recital, ca. 1900

Mark Murray Fine Paintings

28,000 USD

An Intimate Moment

Jean-Louis Forain

An Intimate Moment

Mark Murray Fine Paintings

5,500 USD

J.-L. Forain lithographe. Catalogue raisonné , 1910

Jean-Louis Forain

J.-L. Forain lithographe. Catalogue raisonné , 1910

Sylvan Cole Gallery

1,250 EUR

Invitation du

Jean-Louis Forain

Invitation du "Monde Parisien", 1879

Sylvan Cole Gallery

475 EUR

Säulenhalle mit Balletttänzerin

Jean-Louis Forain

Säulenhalle mit Balletttänzerin

Sale Date: May 3, 2024

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La toilette

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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Au café

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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Scène d'atelier, 1910

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène d'atelier, 1910

Sale Date: April 4, 2024

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Homme en pied

Attributed to Jean-Louis Forain

Homme en pied

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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Marianne consolant un politicien (recto-verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Marianne consolant un politicien (recto-verso)

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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La coiffure

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: March 12, 2024

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Canal Saint-Martin, Paris.

Jean-Louis Forain

Canal Saint-Martin, Paris.

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Aux courses: la rentrée au Pesage, 1895

Jean-Louis Forain

Aux courses: la rentrée au Pesage, 1895

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Aux Folies Bergers

After Jean-Louis Forain

Aux Folies Bergers

Sale Date: February 7, 2024

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Rentrant à Paris, le bal de l'Opéra

Jean-Louis Forain

Rentrant à Paris, le bal de l'Opéra

Sale Date: February 3, 2024

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A portrait of the artist's wife

Attributed to Jean-Louis Forain

A portrait of the artist's wife

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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La Grande guerre

Jean-Louis Forain

La Grande guerre

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

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Le peintre dans son atelier, 1882

Jean-Louis Forain

Le peintre dans son atelier, 1882

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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L'aveu

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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La cage à oiseaux et femme épluchant des pommes...

Jean-Louis Forain

La cage à oiseaux et femme épluchant des pommes...

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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