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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Les joueurs

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: October 16, 2012

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L'Ecole De Michets

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L'Ecole De Michets

Sale Date: September 16, 2012

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Nu dans l'atelier

Jean-Louis Forain

Nu dans l'atelier

Sale Date: September 19, 2012

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Le soldat et l'homme du monde and Au restaurant...

Jean-Louis Forain

Le soldat et l'homme du monde and Au restaurant...

Sale Date: September 19, 2012

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Les voyageurs

Jean-Louis Forain

Les voyageurs

Sale Date: November 6, 2011

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Baigneuses auprès d'une fontaine

Jean-Louis Forain

Baigneuses auprès d'une fontaine

Sale Date: June 27, 2012

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Portrait de jeune femme

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Portrait de jeune femme

Sale Date: June 27, 2012

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Jeune femme dans un jardin

Jean-Louis Forain

Jeune femme dans un jardin

Sale Date: June 15, 2012

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Les satisfaits

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Les satisfaits

Sale Date: June 21, 2012

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Dans les coulisses de l'opéra de Paris

Jean-Louis Forain

Dans les coulisses de l'opéra de Paris

Sale Date: May 27, 2012

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Deuxième salon du cycle. Palais de..., 1894

Jean-Louis Forain

Deuxième salon du cycle. Palais de..., 1894

Sale Date: May 30, 2012

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Les joueurs

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: May 14, 2012

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La Chaumiere

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: May 2, 2012

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Dans la loge

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: April 13, 2012

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La petite danseuse

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La petite danseuse

Sale Date: April 6, 2012

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Sujets divers (6 works, various sizes)

Jean-Louis Forain

Sujets divers (6 works, various sizes)

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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Dans la loge

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: March 28, 2012

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Ballerines dans les coulisses

Jean-Louis Forain

Ballerines dans les coulisses

Sale Date: March 27, 2012

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La fuite

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: March 28, 2012

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Etudes de Pauline Menard, épouse de Georges...

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Etudes de Pauline Menard, épouse de Georges...

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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La loge

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: March 23, 2012

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Vue du mont Valérien depuis les quais de la..., 1877

Jean-Louis Forain

Vue du mont Valérien depuis les quais de la..., 1877

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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Dans les coulisses, 1899

Jean-Louis Forain

Dans les coulisses, 1899

Sale Date: March 22, 2012

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Le ballet

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: February 9, 2012

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