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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L'agreable reveil

Jean-Louis Forain

L'agreable reveil

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Trois nus

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Trois nus

Sale Date: June 18, 2010

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Head of Christ (Detail for Ecce Homo), 1910

Jean-Louis Forain

Head of Christ (Detail for Ecce Homo), 1910

Sale Date: June 15, 2010

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Scène galante

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène galante

Sale Date: May 31, 2010

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Les danseuses

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Les danseuses

Sale Date: May 28, 2010

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Lourdes, 1914

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Lourdes, 1914

Sale Date: May 4, 2010

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La partie de tennis (2 works in one frame)

Jean-Louis Forain

La partie de tennis (2 works in one frame)

Sale Date: May 7, 2010

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Servir par Henri Lavedan

Jean-Louis Forain

Servir par Henri Lavedan

Sale Date: May 4, 2010

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Portrait de femme de profil

Jean-Louis Forain

Portrait de femme de profil

Sale Date: March 28, 2010

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Scene de Christ

Jean-Louis Forain

Scene de Christ

Sale Date: March 28, 2010

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Der Besuch bei einem Kranken

Jean-Louis Forain

Der Besuch bei einem Kranken

Sale Date: March 9, 2010

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Nu (study + 2 others, various sizes; 3 works;...

Jean-Louis Forain

Nu (study + 2 others, various sizes; 3 works;...

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Avant le bal

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Avant le bal

Sale Date: February 22, 2010

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Seated woman

Jean-Louis Forain

Seated woman

Sale Date: February 10, 2010

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Spy (+ Spy, smllr; 2 works)

Jean-Louis Forain

Spy (+ Spy, smllr; 2 works)

Sale Date: February 10, 2010

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La collation dans la loge

Jean-Louis Forain

La collation dans la loge

Sale Date: March 10, 2010

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Bords d'étang

Jean-Louis Forain

Bords d'étang

Sale Date: December 11, 2009

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Peintre et modèle dans l'atelier

Jean-Louis Forain

Peintre et modèle dans l'atelier

Sale Date: December 11, 2009

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Danseuses de l'opéra et admirateur

Jean-Louis Forain

Danseuses de l'opéra et admirateur

Sale Date: December 11, 2009

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Avocats plaidant

Jean-Louis Forain

Avocats plaidant

Sale Date: December 11, 2009

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Assez causé, les russes ! Faudrait vous y...

Jean-Louis Forain

Assez causé, les russes ! Faudrait vous y...

Sale Date: December 4, 2009

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Peintre mondain (+ Esquisse; Verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Peintre mondain (+ Esquisse; Verso)

Sale Date: November 25, 2009

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Les soeurs

Jean-Louis Forain

Les soeurs

Sale Date: November 27, 2009

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La banqueroute

Jean-Louis Forain

La banqueroute

Sale Date: November 27, 2009

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