an accounted impression of his exhibited art-works
What art-works did Forain show in 1879? On this page you will find an accounted impression of the 26 art-works Jean-Louis Forain showed at the 4th ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1879 (catalogue numbers 82-107); 18 of them were indicated as aquarelles; there were 4 fans, 2 screens and 1 drawing; 19 were loans. Note: If you double click on the first picture and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. Enjoy!
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-82, Portrait de M. M… Maybe: 18xx, Portrait of a man (Comte Robert de Montesquiou ?), 81×65, A1998/11/10 (iR2;iR13;iR10;R2,p268)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-84 Portrait de M. H… (aquarelle). Probably: 1878, JK Huysmans, pastel, 55×45, Orsay (MNCh Versailles) (iR6;iR23;R50,p96;R2,p268;R90II,p112;M1)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-85, Portrait de M. H… (aquarelle). Compare: 18xx, Portrait of a man, oil on board, 26×21, A2006/06/21 (iR11;iR10;iR13;R2,p268;R90II,p112)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-83, Portrait de M. Coquelin-Cadet dans le Sphinx (aquarelle). Compare: 18xx, Portrait of an Actor, xx, Philadelphia MA (iR2;R2,p268;R90II,p112;M28).
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-99, Cabotin en demi-deuil ; appartient à M. Coquelin (aquarelle). Compare: 1878, Portrait of the actor C. B. Coquelin in costume, dr, 27×22, A2013/04/20 (iR13;M2,p268). Also option for no.83, Portrait de M. Coquelin Cadet , dans le Sphinx.
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-99 Cabotin en demi-deuil (aquarelle). Compare: 1878-80ca, Head of a Woman with a Veil, oil, 35×28, NSM Pasadena (iR2;R2,p268;M43)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-86, Intérieur de café (aquarelle). Perhaps: 1879ca, At the Cafe, gouache, 33×26, (former: Wisselingh Naarden) DGG Memphis (iR2;iR8;R2,p268+282;M160)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-107, dessin. Maybe??: 18xx, Young woman standing in a bleu dress, ink+wc, 20×10, DAG Louvre (iR23;M5a,RF10808,R;R2,p268)
Jean-Louis Forain: 4IE-1879-87, Fin d’un souper (aquarelle). Compare: 18xx, CR10, Le Quart d’heure de Rabelais, etch ps, 19×20, SKs Dresden (aR9,no10;R90II,p131+112;R43;R90I,p227+289)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-87, Fin d’un souper (aquarelle). Compare: 1900ca, the butler and the gentlemen, wc + gouache, 39×28, A2008/12/04 (iR11;iR10;iR64;R2,p268)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-89, Sortie de théâtre (aquarelle). Maybe?: 1876ca, The old gentleman, g+wc+ink, 44×31, A2011/06/22 (iR11;iR15;iR2;R50,p95;R2,p268;R90I,p213)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-94, Coulisses de théâtre (aquarelle). Now: 18xx, Le protecteur dans les coulisses, ink and gouache, 32×24, A1966/12/07 (R90II,p113;iR14;R2,p268)
Jean-Louis Forain: 4IE-1879-95, Coulisses de théâtre (aquarelle); appartient à M. Huysmans =? 1878, In the Wings, gouache, 36×26, private (iR2;R3,p180;R2,p268)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-95,Coulisses de théâtre (aquarelle). Maybe?: 18xx, L’homme en costume, wc+g, 25×19, A2014/04/02 (iR15;R2,p268)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-90, Pourtour des Folies-Bergère. Compare: 1887-90ca, Gentlemen of the Opera (The Dance Studio), 61×51, private (iR2;R2,p268)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-91, Pourtour des Folies-Bergère (aquarelle). Maybe?: 1xxx, Ballet student and her dresser, wc, 29×14, A2013/03/27 (iR13;iR11;R2,p268)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-100, Pourtour des Folies-Bergère. Maybe?: 18xx, In the wings, wc+g+dr, 30×21, A2019/05/15 (iR14;iR13;R2,p268;R90II,p113). Maybe?: HD1909/05/26-63.
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-93, Entr’acte (aquarelle). Maybe?: 1877, la rencontre au foyer (entre-acte), 34×22, private London (R50,p79;R2,p268)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-98, Coin de salon (aquarelle). Maybe: 1879ca, Conservation dans le salon de Georges Charpentier, wc, 31×19, A2008/11/14 (iR13;R90II,p113;R2,p268)
Jean-Louis Forain: 4IE-1879-97, Femme au café (aquarelle); appartient à Mme Martin =? 1878/01, The Bar at the Folies-Bergère (Café scene; à Sari), opaque watercolour, 32×20, Brooklyn MA New York (M161;iR6;R50,p96;R43,p16;R2,p268)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-96, Café d’acteurs (aquarelle). Maybe?: 1875, At the Cafe, gouache, 25×34, xx (iR10;iR122;iR305;R2,p268)
Jean-Louis Forain, 4IE-1879-92, Pourtour des Folies-Bergère (aquarelle). Maybe: 1878ca, Crowd at the Folies-Bergère, wc+g, 21×33, WA Hartford (M162;R2,p268;R90I,p210/1)
Jean-Louis Forain: 4IE-1879-101, Un éventail =!? 1879ca, Evening at the Opera, fan gouache, 17×59, DGG Memphis (iR2;iRx;R2,p268;R316,no38;M160)
Jean-Louis Forain: 18xx, danseuses et un monsieur, dr fan, 25×38, DAG Louvre (or Orsay) (iR23;R2,p268;aR21,p22;M5a;M1) =?? 4IE-1879-103, éventail.
Jean-Louis Forain: 18xx, scène dans une loge d’actrice, dr fan, 26×39, DAG Louvre (iR23;R2,p268;M5a) =?? 4IE-1879-104, éventail.
Jean-Louis Forain: 1903, Eventail pour la bal Gavarni, 26(or15)x49, A2015/03/10 (iR11;R43,p54;R2,p268) Compare: 4IE-1879-101-104, éventail.
Jean-Louis Forain: 1889ca, the dancer, fan, dr+wc, 30×62, DGG Memphis (iR8;R2,p268;R316,no40;M160) Former Viau collection. Compare: 4IE-1879-101-104, éventail.
Jean-Louis Forain: 1885-90ca, Dancer with a rose (à Mme Edwards), fan, wc, 27×51, DGG Memphis (iR10;iR13;R2,p268;R316,no41;M160) Compare: 4IE-1879-101-104, éventail.
Jean-Louis Forain: 1890ca, Dancer in a Colored Tutu, fan, dr+p+g, 32×61, DGG Memphis (iR10;M160;R316,no42) Compare: 4IE-1879-101-104, éventail.
Jean-Louis Forain: 1903, Souvenir de la Matinée de Gala donnée à l’Opéra Comique, fan, 14h, Carnavalet Paris (aR5=iR302;R2,p268;M8) Compare: 4IE-1879-101-104, éventail.
Jean-Louis Forain: 1886/06/23, Ballet in a Garden (à Mme Ducasse), wc+dr fan, 19×60, DGG Memphis (M160;iR10;R316,no39;R2,p268) Compare: 4IE-1879-101-104, éventail.
Compare:
For no.105+106 I couldn’t find an option made by Forain. To compare I render two folded screens made by another artist, to give any impression that Forain also showed two screens.
Jean-Louis Forain: 4IE-1879-88, Loge d’actrice; appartient à M. Hecht. Compare a pastel of another artist and a work of Forain.
Jean-Louis Forain: 4IE-1879-105, Un écran; appartient à M. Alphonse Daudet. Compare:
Jean-Louis Forain: 4IE-1879-106, Un écran; appartient à M. Alphonse Daudet. Compare:
Explication:
Many suggestions are uncertain or just to compare, see. Sometimes I render more than one option. For no.105+106 I couldn’t find an option. See link for an account. See for the sources at the bottom of the main page about Forain. See link for explanation of the subscription of the paintings.
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