Forain, Jean-Louis
By Brett M. Van Hoesen
Jean-Louis Forain ()
The French painter, printer, and illustrator Jean-Louis Forain, shown here in , served in the Section de Camouflage and as a war correspondent during the war.
Atelier Nadar: M. Forain, black-and-white photograph, n.p., ; source: Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France, FT 4-NA (5), ://btv1b
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Forain, Jean-Louis
French painter, caricaturist and illustrator
Born 23 October in Reims, France
Died 11 July in Paris, France
Summary
Jean-Louis Forain was a French artist, who specialized in painting, print making, and illustration. Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he showed with the Impressionists. He worked as a caricaturist for a number of French illustrated newspapers. During the First World War, he served in the Section de Camouflage and as a war correspondent. A number of the caricatures he published with the popular press became posters and postcards.Early Life
Jean-Louis Forain () was born in Reims, France. As a boy he moved with his family to Paris, where he frequented the Louvre and was exposed to the work of the Old Masters.
The youngest of the group of Impressionist painters, Forain is also famous for his satirical drawings, which he presented to the press over a period of almost fifty years. Born in Reims in to a modest family of artisans, he moved to Paris at the age of eleven and stayed there until his death in
Essentially self-taught, he was noticed at the Louvre by the sculptor Carpeaux, who took him on as a pupil for some time. Later he spent a period at the École des Beaux-Arts, in the studio of the artist Gérôme, before working with the caricaturist André Gill.
He was turned down at the Salon in , but he took part in the meetings at the Café Guerbois and then at the Nouvelle-Athènes. He was greatly influenced by Manet and Degas, and depicted the world of races, theatre, opera, cafes and brothels. Invited by Degas, he took part in four Impressionist exhibitions between and His works were accepted at the Salon in and (The Buffet and The Widower, now at the Musée d'Orsay) while in his works were exhibited next to other Impressionist paintings at Durand-Ruel in New York. His first personal exhibition took place in at the Galerie Boussod et Valadon, directed by Theo van Gogh.
His satirical
THE ART BOG
Jean-Louis Forain, born on October 23, , in Reims, France, emerged as a versatile and perceptive artist whose work spanned the realms of painting, drawing, and caricature. His journey through the transformative landscape of late 19th and early 20th-century France marked him as a keen observer of society, a satirist with a sharp wit, and a painter whose works reflected the multifaceted nature of human experience.
Raised in a family with a strong artistic lineage, Forain&#;s early exposure to the arts set the stage for his future endeavors. He began his formal artistic education at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, studying under renowned painters such as Jean-Léon Gérôme. However, the formal academic setting failed to quench his thirst for innovation and a desire to explore the intricacies of contemporary life.
Forain&#;s first foray into the art world occurred through his contributions to various Parisian publications, where he honed his skills as a caricaturist. His incisive wit and ability to distill societal issues into poignant visual commentary quickly garnered attention. By the s, he had established himself as a prominent contributor to publications li
Forain was born on the 23rd of October in the French city of Reims. His father painted ornamental signs and had a modest income. Forain soon displayed a strong passion for drawing: &#;the sculptures of Reims Cathedral were the origins of my vocation&#;.Around , his family moved to Paris and, at the age of fourteen, the young Jean-Louis began to draw at the Louvre where he copied the masters. There, he met the painter Jacquesson de la Chevreuse who gave him drawing lessons. After he briefly assisted a class given by Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts, his talent was noticed by the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux who appointed him as one of his assistants for over a year.
At 17, Forain led a bohemian life and, during the Franco-Prussian War, he took part in the defence of the fort of Montrouge near Paris. With his anarchist soul, he sympathised with the Communards who took control of the government in the aftermath of France’s defeat. His fun-loving personality led him to clubs and gatherings where he met and became close friends with Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine. Forain was nicknamed “Gavroche” by poets because of his dry humour and cheeky personality that haile
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