DAC Collection Artist Information
Jean Louis Forain
French painter, lithographer, and caricaturist
Brief biography, in most instances from the Union List of Artist Names® Online:
Artist whose work combines the realism of Manet with the satire of Daumier, most of his work was done for Paris journals; he exhibited in four of the Impressionist exhibitions between 1879 and 1886.
Artist ID number in the Union List of Artist Names®: ULAN 500115211.
The ULAN link above leads to a cataloging authority record at the Getty Research Institute.
Objects related to Jean Louis Forain:
Jean Louis Forain | Christ Carrying the Cross | Etching |
Jean Louis Forain | At the Stock Exchange, ca. 1915 | Lithograph on wove paper |
Jean Louis Forain | Les Mines d’Or, 1895 | Color lithograph on newsprint paper |
Jean Louis Forain | Lourdes: La Paralytique, late 19th century - early 20th century | Etching on wove paper |
Jean Louis Forain | Girl Mother (Fille Mère), 1902 | Etching on Dutch paper |
Jean Louis Forain | In Greece (En Grèce), late 19th century - early 20th century | Lithograph |
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