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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L'Effet de brume en gareKornfeld · Jun 2022CHF 40,000≈ $41,508≈ £33,845≈ €39,584Sign up to see
UntitledClarke Auction Gallery · Apr 2020$7,500≈ £6,031≈ €6,911Sign up to see
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A portrait of the artist's wifeAttributed to the artist
Oil · Canvas
16 x 13in (40.6 x 33cm)
Bonhams · Nov 15, 2023 · Lot 1131
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
Sammelnummer von 8 Blätter
Etching
Kornfeld · Jun 2, 2023 · Lot 939
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 4,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
Ici on Souscrit pour LES PAUVRES
Drawing
32,1 x 24,5 cm
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Mar 25, 2023 · Lot 256
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €240–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
Signed 'Forain' lower right. Black, red, and white chalk on paper, matted and framed.
sight 11 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (28.7 x 39.5 cm)
Bonhams · Dec 6, 2022 · Lot 70
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
Zwei Lithographien
Drawing
Darstellungsmaße ca. 21 x 15 cm
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Mar 24, 2022 · Lot 3758
Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
Zeichnung und 2 Lithographien
Drawing · Paper
Blattmaße ca. 27 x 43,5 cm
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Mar 24, 2022 · Lot 3950
Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
Zeichnung und 2 Lithographien
Drawing · Paper
Blattmaße ca. 27 x 43,5 cm
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Feb 26, 2022 · Lot 4156
Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
Les vieilles
Watercolor
38.7 x 40cm (15 1/4 x 15 3/4in).
Bonhams · Aug 5, 2020 · Lot 42
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £400–600View at Bonhams ↗
- ''Portrait of Vollard, Seated''-
Lithograph
Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Jun 13, 2015 · Lot 72
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $150–250View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
Backstage.
Drawing
sight - 11.5" high x 9" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Oct 21, 2012 · Lot 37
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $600–900View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗

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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

Sketch of a Woman, 1885/1890
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
Croquis de femme en buste (Sketch of a Woman in Half-Length), c. 1900
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
Le bouquet (The Bouquet), c. 1876
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
Danseuses dans leur loge (Dancers in Their Dressing Room), c. 1876
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0