Jean-Louis FORAIN (1852-1931) Lot n° 40

THE PAINTER AND HIS MODEL Charcoal and gouache on paper Signed upper right Executed ca. 1925 34 x 48 cm Provenance - Jacques Doucet, Paris. - Madeleine Vionnet, Paris. - Philippe Brame, Paris. - Acquavella Galleries, Inc. - Galerie Hopkins-Thomas, Paris. Exhibition - Acquavella Galleries, Inc. XIX & XX Century Master Drawings & Watercolors, April 30 - June 10, 1986 No. 4, New York, illustrated in color, p. 11. This painting will be included in the catalogue raisonné of Jean-Louis Forain's work currently being prepared by Florence Valdès-Forain. Jean-Louis Forain was very famous during his lifetime and took part in four out of the eight Impressionist exhibitions between 1879 and 1886. Close to Edgar Degas (1834-1917) whom he met at the Café la Nouvelle Athènes, the two artists were linked not only by many affinities, but also by common pictorial motifs (dancers, the world of theatre, horse racing, nudes, etc.). Most often, Forain's watercolors, gouaches and pastels are marked by a rapid style, bright colors, and a caustic satirical spirit.