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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Mauvaises nouvelles

Jean-Louis Forain

Mauvaises nouvelles

Sale Date: May 4, 2009

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Scène d'atelier, 1910

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène d'atelier, 1910

Sale Date: April 29, 2009

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Jeune fille assoupie

Jean-Louis Forain

Jeune fille assoupie

Sale Date: April 4, 2009

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La rencontre

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: March 25, 2009

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Figures around a table (+ 2 others; 3 works)

Jean-Louis Forain

Figures around a table (+ 2 others; 3 works)

Sale Date: March 11, 2009

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Le banquier

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: March 25, 2009

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La lettre et l'absinthe, 1885

Jean-Louis Forain

La lettre et l'absinthe, 1885

Sale Date: March 27, 2009

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Study of a woman in a blue dress and a hat

Jean-Louis Forain

Study of a woman in a blue dress and a hat

Sale Date: March 17, 2009

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Chez le brocanteur: At the antiqueshop

Jean-Louis Forain

Chez le brocanteur: At the antiqueshop

Sale Date: March 10, 2009

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L'Elegante: An elegant lady

Jean-Louis Forain

L'Elegante: An elegant lady

Sale Date: March 10, 2009

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Visiting the artist in his studio

Jean-Louis Forain

Visiting the artist in his studio

Sale Date: March 10, 2009

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Father with two children at a shop window (+ A...

Jean-Louis Forain

Father with two children at a shop window (+ A...

Sale Date: March 5, 2009

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Jeune fille assoupie

Jean-Louis Forain

Jeune fille assoupie

Sale Date: February 6, 2009

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Tête de femme

Jean-Louis Forain

Tête de femme

Sale Date: February 11, 2009

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Danseuse en coulisse

Jean-Louis Forain

Danseuse en coulisse

Sale Date: February 11, 2009

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Apres le verdict

Jean-Louis Forain

Apres le verdict

Sale Date: January 31, 2009

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The dancers from La Comedie, 1906

Jean-Louis Forain

The dancers from La Comedie, 1906

Sale Date: January 31, 2009

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Avocat parlant à son client à l'audience, 1900

Jean-Louis Forain

Avocat parlant à son client à l'audience, 1900

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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Danseuse

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: December 22, 2008

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Après le repas

Jean-Louis Forain

Après le repas

Sale Date: December 8, 2008

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Sans titre

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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Jeune fille assoupie

Jean-Louis Forain

Jeune fille assoupie

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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Der Butler und der Herr, 1900

Jean-Louis Forain

Der Butler und der Herr, 1900

Sale Date: December 5, 2008

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Les danseuses

Jean-Louis Forain

Les danseuses

Sale Date: December 10, 2008

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