Jean-Louis Forain
French · 1852–1931 · Painter, Printmaker
Jean-Louis Forain was a French Impressionist painter and printmaker, working in media including oils, watercolour, pastel, etching and lithograph. Compared to many of his… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
L'Effet de brume en gareKornfeld · CHF 40,000≈ $41,508≈ £33,845≈ €39,584Sign up to see
UntitledClarke Auction Gallery · $7,500≈ £6,031≈ €6,911Sign up to see
A portrait of a young womanBonhams · $3,072≈ £2,402≈ €2,823Sign up to see
Jean-Louis Forain’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 50 auction results for Jean-Louis Forain between 2005 and 2026, of which 37 sold (74%). A further 4 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $30Sign up free to see to $41.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $41.5kSign up free to see for L'Effet de brume en gare at Kornfeld in June 2022. The most common medium is drawings (21 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (10), Auktionshaus Mehlis (7) and Clarke Auction Gallery (6).
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- Homme au chapeau, 1920CHF 800≈ $979≈ £728≈ €851Sign up free to see
- A$700≈ $452≈ £335≈ €397Sign up free to see
- A$300≈ $194≈ £143≈ €170Sign up free to see
- £288≈ $365≈ €346Sign up free to see
- $300≈ £232≈ €273Sign up free to see
- CHF 160≈ $179≈ £140≈ €165Sign up free to see
- CHF 280≈ $314≈ £245≈ €289Sign up free to see
- $1,400≈ £1,100≈ €1,290Sign up free to see
- $3,072≈ £2,402≈ €2,823Sign up free to see
- $1,280≈ £1,002≈ €1,173Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (4)
Lots by Jean-Louis Forain that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Jean-Louis Forain: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Jean-Louis Forain at auction?
$41,508Sign up free to see, for L'Effet de brume en gare at Kornfeld (June 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Jean-Louis Forain?
The median sale price is $361Sign up free to see across 37 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Jean-Louis Forain have sold at auction?
37 of 50 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2026. 4 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Jean-Louis Forain?
Bonhams, Auktionshaus Mehlis and Clarke Auction Gallery account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Auktionshaus Mehlis · Clarke Auction Gallery
About Jean-Louis Forain
Jean-Louis Forain was a French Impressionist painter and printmaker, working in media including oils, watercolour, pastel, etching and lithograph. Compared to many of his Impressionist colleagues, he was more successful during his lifetime, but his reputation is now much less exalted.
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In museum collections
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Croquis de femme en buste (Sketch of a Woman in Half-Length), c. 1900
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Le bouquet (The Bouquet), c. 1876
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Danseuses dans leur loge (Dancers in Their Dressing Room), c. 1876
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0