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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Nous vous attendons chez Sylvain, après le théâtre

Jean-Louis Forain

Nous vous attendons chez Sylvain, après le théâtre

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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Voyons sois raisonnable

Jean-Louis Forain

Voyons sois raisonnable

Sale Date: November 26, 2023

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La Parisienne, 1910

Jean-Louis Forain

La Parisienne, 1910

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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Femme élégante, 1885

Jean-Louis Forain

Femme élégante, 1885

Sale Date: November 11, 2023

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Danseuses

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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An elegant couple having an intimate chat on , 1880

Jean-Louis Forain

An elegant couple having an intimate chat on , 1880

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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La conversation

Jean-Louis Forain

La conversation

Sale Date: October 27, 2023

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Säulenhalle mit Balletttänzerin

Jean-Louis Forain

Säulenhalle mit Balletttänzerin

Sale Date: November 10, 2023

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Aux manoeuvres de 1913

Jean-Louis Forain

Aux manoeuvres de 1913

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Je n'ai pas besoin de savoir si ton singe, 1897

Jean-Louis Forain

Je n'ai pas besoin de savoir si ton singe, 1897

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Danseuse attachant son soulier

Jean-Louis Forain

Danseuse attachant son soulier

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Scène de plage à Trouville - vers 1890, 1890

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Scène de plage à Trouville - vers 1890, 1890

Sale Date: June 30, 2023

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L'habilleuse

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: June 30, 2023

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Dessin original

Jean-Louis Forain

Dessin original

Sale Date: January 24, 2023

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Portrait of a Lady | Portrait de femme

Jean-Louis Forain

Portrait of a Lady | Portrait de femme

Sale Date: July 6, 2023

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The Studio | Atelier d'artiste

Jean-Louis Forain

The Studio | Atelier d'artiste

Sale Date: July 6, 2023

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Deux femmes attablées

Jean-Louis Forain

Deux femmes attablées

Sale Date: June 2, 2023

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Studie eines vornehmen Herrn mit Zylinder

Jean-Louis Forain

Studie eines vornehmen Herrn mit Zylinder

Sale Date: June 9, 2023

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Scène d'atelier , 1910

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène d'atelier , 1910

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Sammelnummer von 8 Blätter

Jean-Louis Forain

Sammelnummer von 8 Blätter

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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En villégiature au bord de la mer

Jean-Louis Forain

En villégiature au bord de la mer

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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Femme élégante, 1885

Jean-Louis Forain

Femme élégante, 1885

Sale Date: May 13, 2023

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Le départ de l'Etoile

Jean-Louis Forain

Le départ de l'Etoile

Sale Date: April 24, 2023

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Danseuses

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: April 20, 2023

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