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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La Republique joive

Jean-Louis Forain

La Republique joive

Sale Date: February 27, 2003

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Un coin des coulisses de l'opéra

Jean-Louis Forain

Un coin des coulisses de l'opéra

Sale Date: February 27, 2003

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The constant defendant, 1908–1908

Jean-Louis Forain

The constant defendant, 1908–1908

Sale Date: February 5, 2003

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La liseuse

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: February 3, 2003

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Deuxième salon du cycle - Palais de..., 1894–1894

Jean-Louis Forain

Deuxième salon du cycle - Palais de..., 1894–1894

Sale Date: December 6, 2002

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Le lever, Madame Forain et son fils Jean-Loup

Jean-Louis Forain

Le lever, Madame Forain et son fils Jean-Loup

Sale Date: December 2, 2002

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Au café

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: November 27, 2002

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Scène familiale

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène familiale

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Mère et enfant

Jean-Louis Forain

Mère et enfant

Sale Date: November 26, 2002

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La réprimande

Jean-Louis Forain

La réprimande

Sale Date: November 18, 2002

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Le chagrin

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: November 7, 2002

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Le Christ portant sa croix, pl.4, 1910–1910

Jean-Louis Forain

Le Christ portant sa croix, pl.4, 1910–1910

Sale Date: October 14, 2002

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Modèle

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: October 10, 2002

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Jeune femme rêveuse et amour

Jean-Louis Forain

Jeune femme rêveuse et amour

Sale Date: October 10, 2002

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Doux pays, les prêtres à la chambre

Jean-Louis Forain

Doux pays, les prêtres à la chambre

Sale Date: October 10, 2002

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Deuxième salon du cycle, 1897–1897

Jean-Louis Forain

Deuxième salon du cycle, 1897–1897

Sale Date: October 9, 2002

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Le repli Allemand, 1917–1917

Jean-Louis Forain

Le repli Allemand, 1917–1917

Sale Date: September 19, 2002

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Le prêtre et la Lorette

Jean-Louis Forain

Le prêtre et la Lorette

Sale Date: July 5, 2002

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Scène de la comedia dell'arte

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène de la comedia dell'arte

Sale Date: July 4, 2002

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Portrait de Mademoiselle Ricotti (?), 1911–1911

Jean-Louis Forain

Portrait de Mademoiselle Ricotti (?), 1911–1911

Sale Date: July 4, 2002

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La liseuse

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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Dans la rue

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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L'objet perdu

Jean-Louis Forain

L'objet perdu

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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Cavalier

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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