Jean-Louis Forain
(1852–1931) fransk målare, litograf och etsare
Jean-Louis Forain (France, 1852–1931) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Jean-Louis Forain belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Jean-Louis Forain was born in Reims and died in Paris. Jean-Louis Forain trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Jean-Louis Forain became a member of Ligue de la Patrie Française, Royal Academy of Arts, and Republic of Montmartre. The awards include Commander of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, and Knight of the Legion of Honour.
The best-known works include ‘Dancer standing behind a covering slide’, ‘En correctionnelle’, ‘La Maison retrouvée’, and ‘The Client’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 250 works by Jean-Louis Forain with free images. The dated works span the years 1876–1926. Works by Jean-Louis Forain are held by several collections, among them drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Prints in the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, and Musée d’Orsay.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Edward Onslow Ford, Petar Ubavkić, Francis Tattegrain, Tadeusz Dowgird, and August Hagborg.