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Jean-Louis Forain

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Sepia wash drawing of a man leaning toward a seated woman at a table with a wine bottle and book in a private room.

Scène de cabinet particulier (planche en largeur au lavis) (Scene in a Private Room) (horizontal plate with wash)

c. 1896

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

Watercolor drawing of a bearded man holding a child while a woman in a long dress gestures beside him in a room with laundry.

Le Peril Anarchiste

c. 1897

Caricature of a barber shaving a reclining man holding a mirror, with tools on a table and a French caption.

Projet de Voyage

c. 1897

Watercolor drawing of a barren plain under dark clouds, with a broken tree stump and ruined buildings on the right.

Devastated Land (recto)

c. 1919

Watercolor of a devastated landscape under a stormy sky with a ruined building and bare tree; reverse has pencil figures.

Devastated Land (recto); Figures in a Landscape (verso)

c. 1919

Sketch of a bearded man and a woman in a long dress standing beside stacked papers in a loosely drawn interior.

I Don't Dare Take Them Down...It Would Hurt Him Too Much

c. 1892

Brown wash sketch of a woman carrying a child fleeing past a ruined town with smoke and rubble.

"The German troups received the formal order to spare private property"

fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s

The Dead Girl

1884

Woman in headscarf pointing across a pale plain toward a distant village with smoke, with a child beside her, in watercolor a

It Was Our House

fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a feathered hat facing a man leaning over a desk, with a second figure behind him.

The Client

fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s

Loose charcoal sketch of a seated man in a cap leaning forward to write on a small sheet on his knee.

The Clothing of the Prisoner of war

c. 1915

Two barefoot children wade at the sea's edge under dark clouds, one holding a bundle, in a watercolor drawing.

There is corn in the sea!

fourth quarter 1800s or first third 1900s

Charcoal and red chalk drawing of a woman with upswept hair and bare shoulders, turning her head, dated 1906.

Courtesan (recto)

1906

Graphite and chalk drawing of a woman with upswept hair, alongside verso sketches of figures in red and black chalk.

Courtesan (recto) Figure Sketches (verso)

1906

Ink and wash drawing of a man asleep in an armchair beside a draped desk with a book, inkwell and quill.

Apres l'attentat, Juin '97

1897

Etching of three women mourning around a reclining figure beside a wooden cross and a basin of water.

Pieta

1910

Etching of courtroom witnesses: a bearded man and another figure at a barrier, with women seated in the foreground.

Témoins à l'audience (Witnesses to the audience)

1908

Etching of a café interior with men in top hats seated at a table and a standing woman and man at left.

Interieur van een café

1876