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

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Portrait de femme

Jean-Louis Forain

Portrait de femme

Sale Date: October 18, 2013

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La maitresse de ballet, 1890

Jean-Louis Forain

La maitresse de ballet, 1890

Sale Date: October 18, 2013

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Danseuse en tutu blanc

Jean-Louis Forain

Danseuse en tutu blanc

Sale Date: October 18, 2013

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L'affichage au club, 1888

Jean-Louis Forain

L'affichage au club, 1888

Sale Date: October 2, 2013

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Au café, 1920

Jean-Louis Forain

Au café, 1920

Sale Date: October 9, 2013

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Le bon maitre

Jean-Louis Forain

Le bon maitre

Sale Date: September 10, 2013

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Libertinage

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: August 27, 2013

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Danseuses et abonnés, 1905

Jean-Louis Forain

Danseuses et abonnés, 1905

Sale Date: June 21, 2013

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Fin d'audience

Jean-Louis Forain

Fin d'audience

Sale Date: June 21, 2013

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La Berge

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: June 12, 2013

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La présentation d'un tableau par Messieurs...

Jean-Louis Forain

La présentation d'un tableau par Messieurs...

Sale Date: June 12, 2013

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Works from the first World War including Le...

Jean-Louis Forain

Works from the first World War including Le...

Sale Date: June 13, 2013

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La Loge

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: June 14, 2013

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Caféhausszene in Paris

Attributed to Jean-Louis Forain

Caféhausszene in Paris

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Der Verurteilte

Jean-Louis Forain

Der Verurteilte

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Le Foyer A L'Opera

Jean-Louis Forain

Le Foyer A L'Opera

Sale Date: May 12, 2013

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La lecture

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: April 15, 2013

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Stehender weiblicher Akt

Jean-Louis Forain

Stehender weiblicher Akt

Sale Date: April 20, 2013

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Bildnis des Schauspielers C. B. Coquelin im..., 1878

Jean-Louis Forain

Bildnis des Schauspielers C. B. Coquelin im..., 1878

Sale Date: April 20, 2013

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Femme dans un intérieur

Jean-Louis Forain

Femme dans un intérieur

Sale Date: April 12, 2013

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Le Carnet de Bal, 1888

Jean-Louis Forain

Le Carnet de Bal, 1888

Sale Date: April 10, 2013

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Ballet Student And Her Dresser

Jean-Louis Forain

Ballet Student And Her Dresser

Sale Date: March 28, 2013

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Dancer

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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The print dealer, 1926

Jean-Louis Forain

The print dealer, 1926

Sale Date: March 21, 2013

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