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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Femme nue de dos montant sur un lit (study)

Jean-Louis Forain

Femme nue de dos montant sur un lit (study)

Sale Date: June 9, 2008

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L'Avocat et sa cliente

Jean-Louis Forain

L'Avocat et sa cliente

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Le malaise

Jean-Louis Forain

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Conversation avec le petit rat

Jean-Louis Forain

Conversation avec le petit rat

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Peintre mondain (+ Esquisse; verso)

Jean-Louis Forain

Peintre mondain (+ Esquisse; verso)

Sale Date: June 9, 2008

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C'est comme ça qu'tu es a ton bureau...satyre!

Jean-Louis Forain

C'est comme ça qu'tu es a ton bureau...satyre!

Sale Date: June 30, 2008

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Le lever

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: June 30, 2008

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Les pèlerins d'Emmaüs

Jean-Louis Forain

Les pèlerins d'Emmaüs

Sale Date: June 16, 2008

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Femme allongée

Jean-Louis Forain

Femme allongée

Sale Date: June 11, 2008

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

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

Sale Date: June 12, 2008

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Étude d'un soldat

Jean-Louis Forain

Étude d'un soldat

Sale Date: June 12, 2008

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Dansös och äldre dam

Jean-Louis Forain

Dansös och äldre dam

Sale Date: April 24, 2008

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Un homme vu de dos, une femme avec un enfant à...

Jean-Louis Forain

Un homme vu de dos, une femme avec un enfant à...

Sale Date: April 23, 2008

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Une femme regardant une fillette dans son bain...

Jean-Louis Forain

Une femme regardant une fillette dans son bain...

Sale Date: April 23, 2008

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Les pèlerins d'Emmaüs

Jean-Louis Forain

Les pèlerins d'Emmaüs

Sale Date: April 14, 2008

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Female nude (study)

Jean-Louis Forain

Female nude (study)

Sale Date: April 23, 2008

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Scène de ballet, 1906

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène de ballet, 1906

Sale Date: April 18, 2008

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L'administration

Jean-Louis Forain

L'administration

Sale Date: April 1, 2008

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Madame blanche d'Harcourt Au Bal Masqué à..., 1885

Jean-Louis Forain

Madame blanche d'Harcourt Au Bal Masqué à..., 1885

Sale Date: April 1, 2008

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The defence lawyer

Jean-Louis Forain

The defence lawyer

Sale Date: March 11, 2008

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Hommes en conversation

Jean-Louis Forain

Hommes en conversation

Sale Date: March 5, 2008

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Dans sa loge

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: March 5, 2008

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Tête d'expression

Jean-Louis Forain

Tête d'expression

Sale Date: February 20, 2008

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Figurkomposition

Jean-Louis Forain

Figurkomposition

Sale Date: February 5, 2008

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