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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Woman riding side-saddle

Jean-Louis Forain

Woman riding side-saddle

Sale Date: March 10, 2004

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Pour le bal Garvani

Jean-Louis Forain

Pour le bal Garvani

Sale Date: March 4, 2004

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N'insiste pa, le père est ruiné, 1889–1889

Jean-Louis Forain

N'insiste pa, le père est ruiné, 1889–1889

Sale Date: March 4, 2004

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Personnages au travail, 1900–1900

Jean-Louis Forain

Personnages au travail, 1900–1900

Sale Date: March 2, 2004

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Sans titre

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: February 29, 2004

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Derrière la coulisse

Jean-Louis Forain

Derrière la coulisse

Sale Date: February 25, 2004

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Horse and jockey

Jean-Louis Forain

Horse and jockey

Sale Date: February 12, 2004

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Une famille

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: February 4, 2004

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Au tribunal

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: January 30, 2004

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Jeune femme devant l'âtre

Jean-Louis Forain

Jeune femme devant l'âtre

Sale Date: December 12, 2003

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Danseuses

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: December 12, 2003

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Dans les coulisses

Jean-Louis Forain

Dans les coulisses

Sale Date: December 12, 2003

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Danseuse en coulisse

Jean-Louis Forain

Danseuse en coulisse

Sale Date: December 12, 2003

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Elle - Toi, dans la dèche! Faut pas me raconter...

Jean-Louis Forain

Elle - Toi, dans la dèche! Faut pas me raconter...

Sale Date: December 10, 2003

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Le sculpteur et son modèle

Jean-Louis Forain

Le sculpteur et son modèle

Sale Date: December 10, 2003

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Jeune femme au chapeau

Jean-Louis Forain

Jeune femme au chapeau

Sale Date: December 9, 2003

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Jeune danseuse

Jean-Louis Forain

Jeune danseuse

Sale Date: December 9, 2003

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Dans l'atelier

Jean-Louis Forain

Dans l'atelier

Sale Date: December 10, 2003

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La danseuse et sa mère

Jean-Louis Forain

La danseuse et sa mère

Sale Date: December 1, 2003

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Fille-mere

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: November 18, 2003

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Chouette! Berthe a un lapin

Jean-Louis Forain

Chouette! Berthe a un lapin

Sale Date: November 17, 2003

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Quand je pense à mon petit Victor qui...

Jean-Louis Forain

Quand je pense à mon petit Victor qui...

Sale Date: November 6, 2003

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Danseuses au repos, 1905–1905

Jean-Louis Forain

Danseuses au repos, 1905–1905

Sale Date: November 6, 2003

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Çe n'est pas mal, mais vous n'êtes pas flattée

Jean-Louis Forain

Çe n'est pas mal, mais vous n'êtes pas flattée

Sale Date: October 22, 2003

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