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.

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Scène de tribunal, 1910–1920

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène de tribunal, 1910–1920

Sale Date: December 2, 2016

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L'Enterrement du Panama

Jean-Louis Forain

L'Enterrement du Panama

Sale Date: November 18, 2016

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Homme au Chapeau à Côté d'un Homme assis avec...

Jean-Louis Forain

Homme au Chapeau à Côté d'un Homme assis avec...

Sale Date: November 12, 2016

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L'aveu, 1895

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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Deuxième Salon du Cycle, 1894

Jean-Louis Forain

Deuxième Salon du Cycle, 1894

Sale Date: October 30, 2016

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Behind the scenes

Jean-Louis Forain

Behind the scenes

Sale Date: September 7, 2016

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PORTRAIT DE FEMME COUCHÉE DANS SON LIT

Jean-Louis Forain

PORTRAIT DE FEMME COUCHÉE DANS SON LIT

Sale Date: September 13, 2016

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Elégante à la robe noire dans un fauteuil

Jean-Louis Forain

Elégante à la robe noire dans un fauteuil

Sale Date: September 14, 2016

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Femme accoudée

Attributed to Jean-Louis Forain

Femme accoudée

Sale Date: June 22, 2016

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Les danseuses

Jean-Louis Forain

Les danseuses

Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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Nature morte aux artichauts

Jean-Louis Forain

Nature morte aux artichauts

Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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LE PETIT MARIN OR LE PETIT MARIN REVEILLANT..., 1889

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LE PETIT MARIN OR LE PETIT MARIN REVEILLANT..., 1889

Sale Date: June 22, 2016

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Le bain

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: June 6, 2016

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La Vie de Bohême, 1897

Jean-Louis Forain

La Vie de Bohême, 1897

Sale Date: May 15, 2016

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Les Deux Gommeux, 1876

Jean-Louis Forain

Les Deux Gommeux, 1876

Sale Date: May 4, 2016

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Portrait de femme avec son enfant

Jean-Louis Forain

Portrait de femme avec son enfant

Sale Date: May 4, 2016

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La Supplique

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: April 15, 2016

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La maternité

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La maternité

Sale Date: April 6, 2016

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Le bain

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: April 1, 2016

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VOYONS, P'TIT HOMME SI TU ETAIS JUSTE, TU...

Jean-Louis Forain

VOYONS, P'TIT HOMME SI TU ETAIS JUSTE, TU...

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

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La dessinatrice

Jean-Louis Forain

La dessinatrice

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

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Femme à la robe noire

Jean-Louis Forain

Femme à la robe noire

Sale Date: January 20, 2016

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PORTRAIT DE SUZANNE

Jean-Louis Forain

PORTRAIT DE SUZANNE

Sale Date: December 5, 2015

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Buste de femme

Jean-Louis Forain

Buste de femme

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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