Forain studied in Paris with Chevreuse and Carpeaux, and briefly under Gérôme. He was a friend of Manet and Degas, and was invited by the latter to participate in some of the Impressionist exhibitions.
In 1876 he began a career as an illustrator, providing drawings and captions for 'Le Figaro' and the 'Courrier français'. He also worked as an etcher and lithographer. After 1900 he turned to religious and legal subjects.
Jean-Louis Forain
1852 - 1931
Paintings by Jean-Louis Forain
Forain worked as an etcher and lithographer, as well as a painter, acquiring a reputation for his satirical, and often biting, scenes of Parisian life. A friend of Manet and Degas, he participated in some of the Impressionists’ exhibitions from 1879 to 1886. His later paintings were mainly scenes...
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