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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Danseuses, dans les coulisses

Jean-Louis Forain

Danseuses, dans les coulisses

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Jeune femme avec un bébé, étude

Jean-Louis Forain

Jeune femme avec un bébé, étude

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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La toilette du bébé

Jean-Louis Forain

La toilette du bébé

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Moi qui allais tout lui pardonner

Jean-Louis Forain

Moi qui allais tout lui pardonner

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Élégant

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: March 18, 2015

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Avocat parlant à sa cliente

Jean-Louis Forain

Avocat parlant à sa cliente

Sale Date: February 18, 2015

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Avocat parlant à sa cliente : conseil juridique

Jean-Louis Forain

Avocat parlant à sa cliente : conseil juridique

Sale Date: February 18, 2015

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Portrait de madame N

Jean-Louis Forain

Portrait de madame N

Sale Date: February 4, 2015

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La villa des mouettes

Jean-Louis Forain

La villa des mouettes

Sale Date: December 19, 2014

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Danseuses

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: December 10, 2014

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Élégante en pied

Jean-Louis Forain

Élégante en pied

Sale Date: December 3, 2014

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Les petites danseuses

Jean-Louis Forain

Les petites danseuses

Sale Date: November 23, 2014

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Au Réveil, 1896

Jean-Louis Forain

Au Réveil, 1896

Sale Date: November 14, 2014

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Deux hommes et une femme parlant

Jean-Louis Forain

Deux hommes et une femme parlant

Sale Date: November 26, 2014

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Portrait

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: October 15, 2014

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L'incendie (Scene de guerre), 1914–1918

Jean-Louis Forain

L'incendie (Scene de guerre), 1914–1918

Sale Date: October 19, 2014

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Danseuses

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: October 2, 2014

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La toilette

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: October 14, 2014

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Danseuses au repos

Jean-Louis Forain

Danseuses au repos

Sale Date: October 14, 2014

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L'appel du maréchal Joffre pour la bataille de...

Jean-Louis Forain

L'appel du maréchal Joffre pour la bataille de...

Sale Date: October 3, 2014

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A large collection of World War I..., 1917–1918

Jean-Louis Forain

A large collection of World War I..., 1917–1918

Sale Date: October 1, 2014

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Untitled

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: August 6, 2014

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Une galante à Pigalle

Jean-Louis Forain

Une galante à Pigalle

Sale Date: June 28, 2014

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Tristesse

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: June 27, 2014

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