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Jean Louis Forain

Reims, France · b. 1852 — d. 1931

Impressionism Den Kongelige Kobberstiksamling Drawings nineteenth century Prints

Jean Louis Forain French, 1852-1931

Timeline

Born 1852 — Died 1931

1850s

The Footman

The Footman

The Connoisseur and the Artist

The Connoisseur and the Artist

Ava Mendelsohn

Ava Mendelsohn

The Suicide

The Suicide

+138

1860s

Woman Seated

Woman Seated

Seated Woman

Ambroise Vollard

1870s

Instructions for the Day

Instructions for the Day

The Café of the New Athens

The Café of the New Athens

12 War Drawing Facisimiles

12 War Drawing Facisimiles

The Bouquet

The Bouquet

+90

1880s

Brothel

Brothel

Invitation from the newspaper "Le Monde Parisien"

Invitation from the newspaper "Le Monde Parisien"

The Walker

The Walker

La noed de cravate (Knotting the Cravat)

La noed de cravate (Knotting the Cravat)

+34

1890s

Woman Weeping in a Sick Room

Woman Weeping in a Sick Room

Young Woman Seated at a Piano [verso]

Young Woman Seated at a Piano [verso]

Dans la salle de bains (In the Bathroom)

Dans la salle de bains (In the Bathroom)

L'audience (3e planche) (The Hearing) (third plate)

L'audience (3e planche) (The Hearing) (third plate)

+69

1900s

Le Poilu (French Soldier Writing Home)

Le Poilu (French Soldier Writing Home)

Court Recess

Court Recess

Private Dining Room Scene (horizontal plate)

Private Dining Room Scene (horizontal plate)

Calvary, Second Plate

Calvary, Second Plate

+132

1910s

Ambroise Vollard, quatre esquisses (Ambroise Vollard, four sketches)

Ambroise Vollard, quatre esquisses (Ambroise Vollard, four sketches)

Before the Supper at Emmaus, First Plate

Before the Supper at Emmaus, First Plate

The Adulteress

The Adulteress

The Clothing of the Prisoner of war

The Clothing of the Prisoner of war

+452

1920s

Men of Justice

Men of Justice

Trickster Lawyers (recto) Figures in a Courtroom (verso)

Trickster Lawyers (recto) Figures in a Courtroom (verso)

Menu Card for the Taverne Pousset

Menu Card for the Taverne Pousset

Avocat et Accusé (Counsel and Accused)

Avocat et Accusé (Counsel and Accused)

+4

1930s

The Rest in Egypt

The Rest in Egypt

Works

954 artworks

Trois dessins sur une feuille (Three Drawings on a Sheet)

Trois dessins sur une feuille (Three Drawings on a Sheet)

, 1890

Woman Weeping in a Sick Room

Woman Weeping in a Sick Room

, 1890

Femme à sa toilette avec sa femme de chambre (2e planche en largeur) (Woman at Her Toilette with Her Maid) (second horizontal plate)

Femme à sa toilette avec sa femme de chambre (2e planche en largeur) (Woman at Her Toilette with Her Maid) (second horizontal plate)

, 1890

Une saisie (A Seizure)

Une saisie (A Seizure)

, 1891

Scène de cabinet particulier (planche en largeur au lavis) (Scene in a Private Room) (horizontal plate with wash)

Scène de cabinet particulier (planche en largeur au lavis) (Scene in a Private Room) (horizontal plate with wash)

, 1891

Chez l'huissier (At the Bailiff's)

Chez l'huissier (At the Bailiff's)

, 1891

At an Evening Party

At an Evening Party

, 1891

The Race Track

, 1891

The Races at Longchamp

The Races at Longchamp

, 1891

Danseuse rattachant son chausson (Dancer Tying Her Slipper)

Danseuse rattachant son chausson (Dancer Tying Her Slipper)

, 1891

The Consent

, 1892

"J'ose pas encore aller le décrocher...ça lui fera trop de peine." ("I don't dare take them down...it would hurt him too much.")

"J'ose pas encore aller le décrocher...ça lui fera trop de peine." ("I don't dare take them down...it would hurt him too much.")

, 1892

Rue Laffitte (Laffitte Street)

Rue Laffitte (Laffitte Street)

, 1892

Un tableau de papa! (1ère planche) (A Painting of Daddy's!) (first plate)

Un tableau de papa! (1ère planche) (A Painting of Daddy's!) (first plate)

, 1892

Les instructions pour la journée (The Instructions for the Day)

Les instructions pour la journée (The Instructions for the Day)

, 1892

Danseuse accotée contre un portant (avec des figurants) (Dancer Leaning against an Upright (with extras))

Danseuse accotée contre un portant (avec des figurants) (Dancer Leaning against an Upright (with extras))

, 1892

a) Au théâtre (At the Theatre) (recto); (b) Untitled (verso)

a) Au théâtre (At the Theatre) (recto); (b) Untitled (verso)

, 1892

In the Cloakroom

In the Cloakroom

, 1892

Les instructions pour la journée (The Instructions for the Day)

Les instructions pour la journée (The Instructions for the Day)

, 1892

Theater Program for Une Journee Parlementaire

Theater Program for Une Journee Parlementaire

, 1893

The Arbor

, 1893

Une Journée parlementaire

Une Journée parlementaire

, 1894

La loge de la danseuse (2e planche) (The Dancer's Dressing Room) (second plate)

La loge de la danseuse (2e planche) (The Dancer's Dressing Room) (second plate)

, 1894

Dancer's Dressing Room, Second Plate

Dancer's Dressing Room, Second Plate

, 1894

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