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Jean-Louis Forain

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Pencil sketch of a man in a hat leaning over a reclining woman resting her head on him.

An Idyll

fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s

Brown wash drawing of a soldier with a rifle in a trench, paired with a pencil sketch of a reclining woman on the reverse.

Soldier in a Trench (recto) Reclining Woman (verso)

1915

Brown wash drawing of a soldier in a cap holding a rifle beside a dark trench mass, with an empty pale sky above.

Soldier in a Trench (recto)

1915

Two loose sketches of a hospital scene with figures beside a bed, one in grey wash with pink, one in charcoal on tan paper.

In the Hospital (recto) Sketch for In the Hospital (verso)

fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s

Loose grey and pink sketch of a doctor tending a patient in bed while a seated woman in a pink dress watches.

In the Hospital (recto)

fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s

Drawing of a figure lying on an iron bed and another sprawled on the floor beside shoes in a bare room.

The Suicide

fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s

Sketch of a uniformed soldier beside women in headscarves, with a kneeling woman embracing a child at left.

The Slavery in the North

fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s

Sketch of a girl in red standing beside a kneeling figure, with smoke rising over a village in the distance.

The Germans Have Gone Away

fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s

Pen-and-watercolor sketch of a seated man writing at a green-covered desk beside an inkwell and quill, dated July 1919.

At Versailles, July 1919

1919

Charcoal drawing of a man seated with bowed head beside a table with a bottle and food, below a barred window.

The Man Who Fired upon Clemenceau

c. 1919

Sketch of three bowed civilians beside a moustached officer in a spiked helmet, with French handwritten captions.

If they had been victorious - "You Have Two Hours in which to Sign"

c. 1919

Charcoal drawing of two alarmed women in the foreground, a city of rooftops under billowing smoke, and a uniformed figure at

"They Are Burning Everything - They must be about to Retreat"

c. 1919

Watercolor of a woman and child beside rubble and ruined buildings, with a crowd and soldier behind, above a pencil sketch of

Reconquered Territory (recto) Two Figures on a Road (verso)

c. 1919

Sketch of a woman in a dark cap holding a girl beside rubble and a fallen ladder on a ruined street.

Reconquered Territory (recto)

c. 1919

Pastel drawing of a woman in pink reading music beside a man in evening dress, with a conductor and orchestra under a chandel

The Orchestra

c. 1880

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a long skirt boarding a horse-drawn cab as a top-hatted coachman holds a lantern.

Woman Entering a Fiacre (recto)

late 1800s

Sketch of a seated female nude in brown chalk and white highlights on a pink sheet, head bowed, arm resting on knee.

Seated Nude

fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair and a pearl necklace, drawn on gray paper.

Ava Mendelsohn

fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s

Pencil drawing of a nude woman at a doorway beside a clothed older woman holding linen, with a bathtub in the foreground.

On sonne! Si c'est l'Anglais d'hier maman tu t'en iras!

1852

Pencil sketch of a woman in a long dress leaning toward a man holding a top hat beside an armchair.

Comedie Parisienne

1852

Graphite sketch of two children looking over a crib rail, with a reclining figure in the lower left.

Children Looking over the Edge of a Crib

1852

Watercolor sketch of a female singer performing before seated men in red caps at a café concert, with a waiter carrying glass

Le cafe concert des reservistes

1852

Charcoal sketch of two men beside a bed, one crouching and one standing, with a hammer on the floor and a caption below.

Peur de Bourreau! Qu'est-ce que tu attends?...

1852

Loose watercolor sketch of a reclining woman with flowing hair, arm extended across an empty tan paper.

Farniente

1852

Brown wash drawing of a nude woman with long hair lying across rocks by the sea, with a hat beside her.

Nude on Rocks

1852

Pen sketch of women in long gowns and men at an evening party, drawn in loose lines on tan paper.

At an Evening Party

1852

Sketch of a standing man raising a wine glass toward a couple embracing on a sofa.

To Each His Own

1852

Loose ink and brown wash sketch of reclining figures and a standing figure with an umbrella beneath tall arches.

Sur le canape

1852

Charcoal drawing of a bowed, seated bearded man comforted by a standing woman with long hair behind him.

Consolation

1852

Self-Portrait

1852

Two Ladies in a Loge

1886

Pen and wash drawing of a man in a top hat speaking to a startled woman sitting up in bed, with French caption.

Elections Municipales

c. 1897