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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Elégante dans un intérieur avec deux hommes...

Jean-Louis Forain

Elégante dans un intérieur avec deux hommes...

Sale Date: March 27, 2019

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Etudes de personnages et de scènes animées

Jean-Louis Forain

Etudes de personnages et de scènes animées

Sale Date: April 1, 2019

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AFTER THE DANCE

Jean-Louis Forain

AFTER THE DANCE

Sale Date: June 21, 2018

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Au foyer du théâtre, 1883

Jean-Louis Forain

Au foyer du théâtre, 1883

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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WOMAN IN A PINK DRESS

Jean-Louis Forain

WOMAN IN A PINK DRESS

Sale Date: February 2, 2019

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Grieving Couple, 1900

Jean-Louis Forain

Grieving Couple, 1900

Sale Date: January 31, 2019

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DEUXIÈME SALON DU CYCLE, 1894

Jean-Louis Forain

DEUXIÈME SALON DU CYCLE, 1894

Sale Date: February 7, 2019

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PORTRAIT D'UNE FEMME

Jean-Louis Forain

PORTRAIT D'UNE FEMME

Sale Date: December 14, 2018

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Scène de tribunal

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène de tribunal

Sale Date: November 13, 2018

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Conversation

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: October 25, 2018

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La Femme d'Affaires, 1890

Jean-Louis Forain

La Femme d'Affaires, 1890

Sale Date: October 28, 2018

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Malheurs de la Grande Guerre (Woes of the Great...

Jean-Louis Forain

Malheurs de la Grande Guerre (Woes of the Great...

Sale Date: October 14, 2018

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Au Casino

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: October 16, 2018

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L'atelier de l'artiste

Jean-Louis Forain

L'atelier de l'artiste

Sale Date: October 16, 2018

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Figure of a Woman, 1922

Jean-Louis Forain

Figure of a Woman, 1922

Sale Date: October 15, 2018

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Grieving Couple, 1900

Jean-Louis Forain

Grieving Couple, 1900

Sale Date: August 23, 2018

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Scène de Café

Jean-Louis Forain

Scène de Café

Sale Date: May 31, 2018

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THE CONVERSATION

Jean-Louis Forain

THE CONVERSATION

Sale Date: May 11, 2018

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La garçonne

Jean-Louis Forain

Sale Date: May 18, 2018

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LE MODEL, 1900

Attributed to Jean-Louis Forain

LE MODEL, 1900

Sale Date: April 28, 2018

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La femme aux affiches, 1880–1885

Jean-Louis Forain

La femme aux affiches, 1880–1885

Sale Date: May 10, 2018

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Danseuses dans les coulisses

Jean-Louis Forain

Danseuses dans les coulisses

Sale Date: April 8, 2018

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L'atelier de l'artiste

Jean-Louis Forain

L'atelier de l'artiste

Sale Date: March 27, 2018

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Les ballerines se préparant

Jean-Louis Forain

Les ballerines se préparant

Sale Date: March 27, 2018

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