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Attribué à Louis Henri Forain, dit Jean-Louis Forain<br />

Reims 1852 – Paris 1831<br />

L’Artiste et le modèle<br />

The Artist and his Mo<strong>de</strong>l<br />

Pierre noire et rehauts <strong>de</strong> craie blanche sur papier bleu.<br />

Black chalk and highlights in white chalk on blue paper.<br />

250 x 325 mm (9 ¾ x 12 ¾ in.)<br />

Exposition<br />

Colnaghi, New-York et Londres, catalogue d’exposition, n° 51, illustré.<br />

Admirateur <strong>de</strong> Degas, <strong>de</strong>ssinateur et graveur, Forain se fit l’observateur <strong>de</strong> la frivolité<br />

<strong>de</strong> la vie parisienne, <strong>de</strong>s rues, <strong>de</strong>s scènes <strong>de</strong> théâtre et <strong>de</strong>s maisons closes. Le thème<br />

<strong>de</strong> l’artiste et du mo<strong>de</strong>̀le apparaît régulièrement dans son œuvre.<br />

An admirer of Degas, a draughtsman and an engraver, Forain was the observer par<br />

excellence of the frivolity of Parisian life, streets, theatre scenes and brothels. The artist<br />

and his mo<strong>de</strong>l was a recurring theme in his work.<br />

Vendu/Sold<br />

150<br />

<strong>Catalogue</strong> <strong>de</strong> Noël

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