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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Peintre peignant jeune femme en blanc, 1907

Jean-Louis Forain

Peintre peignant jeune femme en blanc, 1907

Sale Date: February 14, 2007

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La conversation

Jean-Louis Forain

La conversation

Sale Date: January 19, 2007

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La plage à Trouville, 1885

Jean-Louis Forain

La plage à Trouville, 1885

Sale Date: February 6, 2007

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Scène de ménage

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène de ménage

Sale Date: December 20, 2006

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Portrait de femme dans un médaillon

Jean-Louis Forain

Portrait de femme dans un médaillon

Sale Date: December 15, 2006

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Scène de bal, 1887

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène de bal, 1887

Sale Date: December 15, 2006

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Baigneuses

Jean-Louis Forain

Baigneuses

Sale Date: December 12, 2006

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Deuxieme salon du cycle, 1894

Jean-Louis Forain

Deuxieme salon du cycle, 1894

Sale Date: December 20, 2006

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Danseuse et matamore, 1890

Jean-Louis Forain

Danseuse et matamore, 1890

Sale Date: December 11, 2006

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Dans les coulisses

Jean-Louis Forain

Dans les coulisses

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Nude reclined

Jean-Louis Forain

Nude reclined

Sale Date: November 17, 2006

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Ein sitzender Jurist (study)

Attributed to Jean-Louis Forain

Ein sitzender Jurist (study)

Sale Date: November 10, 2006

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Wirtshausszene

Jean-Louis Forain

Wirtshausszene

Sale Date: November 10, 2006

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Fashionable ladies and gentlemen on a promenade...

Jean-Louis Forain

Fashionable ladies and gentlemen on a promenade...

Sale Date: November 5, 2006

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Deuxième salon du cycle (poster), 1894

Jean-Louis Forain

Deuxième salon du cycle (poster), 1894

Sale Date: October 15, 2006

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La chaumière

Jean-Louis Forain

La chaumière

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Le lendemain des noces

Jean-Louis Forain

Le lendemain des noces

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Chez le peintre

Jean-Louis Forain

Chez le peintre

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Karikatur

Jean-Louis Forain

Karikatur

Sale Date: September 22, 2006

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Les pauvres et la justice

Jean-Louis Forain

Les pauvres et la justice

Sale Date: July 22, 2006

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Dans l'atelier, l'artiste et son modèle, 1907

Jean-Louis Forain

Dans l'atelier, l'artiste et son modèle, 1907

Sale Date: May 17, 2006

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Peintre peignant jeune femme en blanc, 1907

Jean-Louis Forain

Peintre peignant jeune femme en blanc, 1907

Sale Date: September 12, 2006

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Folies Bergère dans la salle d'habillement, 1905

Jean-Louis Forain

Folies Bergère dans la salle d'habillement, 1905

Sale Date: March 19, 2006

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Jeune fille s'habillant, 1886

Jean-Louis Forain

Jeune fille s'habillant, 1886

Sale Date: July 11, 2006

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