Here we have a charming pastel and ink on paper attributed to French artist Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931). This impressionist still life artwork features a large pumpkin and pear on a table with a pink cloth. Theres an array of floral decorations scattered about in the background. This is such a superb piece of art. The art appears unsigned however is attributed verso. This is a very impressive piece which would grace any wall in your home.

Biography :

Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931) was a French Impressionist painter and printmaker, working in media including oils, watercolour, pastel, etching and lithograph. Compared to many of his Impressionist colleagues, he was more successful during his lifetime. He began his career working as a caricaturist for several Paris journals including Le Monde Parisien and Le rire satirique. Wanting to expand his horizons, he enrolled at the École des Beaux Arts, studying under Jean-Léon Gérôme as well as another sculptor/painter, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. He was the youngest artist to frequent and participate in the feverish debates led by Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas at the Café de la Nouvelle Athènes in Montmartre. A follower and protégé of Degas, Forain joined the Impressionist circle in time to take part in the fourth independent exhibition in 1879; he participated in four of the eight Impressionist Exhibitions (1879, 1880, 1881 and 1886). Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and colour, he depicted scenes of everyday life using his oils, watercolours, and pastels. His paintings focused on Parisian popular entertainments and themes of modernity like the racetrack, the ballet, the comic opera, and bustling cafés.

In good condition and comes in a modern frame. Please view all images as these form part of the description. The frame is a gift no compensation given if damaged in transit

Provenance: United Kingdom private collection.

In fairly good condition and comes mounted/glazed and framed. Please view the photographs as part of the description. Note that the frame and glazing are a gift, no compensation given if damaged in transit.

Size of the drawing including the frame is 39cm x 42.5cm

In good condition. It comes framed which is a gift no compensation given if damaged in transit. Please view the photographs as part of the description.

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