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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Et maintenant, ami, ouvrez-moi la porte - je...

Jean-Louis Forain

Et maintenant, ami, ouvrez-moi la porte - je...

Sale Date: March 9, 2005

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In der Theaterloge

Jean-Louis Forain

In der Theaterloge

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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Portrait de Pierre-Auguste Renoir (?)

Jean-Louis Forain

Portrait de Pierre-Auguste Renoir (?)

Sale Date: March 24, 2005

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Scène de tribunal

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène de tribunal

Sale Date: March 23, 2005

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Comment tu vois de froid là!

Jean-Louis Forain

Comment tu vois de froid là!

Sale Date: March 10, 2005

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Dans les coulisses, 1880

Jean-Louis Forain

Dans les coulisses, 1880

Sale Date: February 22, 2005

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L'aveu difficile

Jean-Louis Forain

L'aveu difficile

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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Jeune fille s'habillant

Jean-Louis Forain

Jeune fille s'habillant

Sale Date: February 9, 2005

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Animation in the streets of Paris

Jean-Louis Forain

Animation in the streets of Paris

Sale Date: May 23, 2004

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Les surprises de la conference: Poteau retrouvé...

Jean-Louis Forain

Les surprises de la conference: Poteau retrouvé...

Sale Date: December 21, 2004

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Animation in the streets of Paris

Jean-Louis Forain

Animation in the streets of Paris

Sale Date: December 14, 2004

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Mère et enfant

Jean-Louis Forain

Mère et enfant

Sale Date: December 8, 2004

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La bonne aventure

Jean-Louis Forain

La bonne aventure

Sale Date: December 10, 2004

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Stehendes Paar

Jean-Louis Forain

Stehendes Paar

Sale Date: December 4, 2004

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Les bas bleus

Jean-Louis Forain

Les bas bleus

Sale Date: November 29, 2004

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Au casino

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: November 23, 2004

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Le col bleu

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: November 23, 2004

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Musiciens ambulants devant la terrasse d'un café

Jean-Louis Forain

Musiciens ambulants devant la terrasse d'un café

Sale Date: October 26, 2004

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Scène de tribunal

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène de tribunal

Sale Date: October 20, 2004

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La dernière heure

Jean-Louis Forain

La dernière heure

Sale Date: October 21, 2004

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Fille avec un chapeau

Jean-Louis Forain

Fille avec un chapeau

Sale Date: October 21, 2004

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Mercanti et paysans

Jean-Louis Forain

Mercanti et paysans

Sale Date: October 20, 2004

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Derrière la coulisse

Jean-Louis Forain

Derrière la coulisse

Sale Date: September 29, 2004

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Domestic scene

Jean-Louis Forain

Domestic scene

Sale Date: September 14, 2004

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