Belle Époque Splendor: The Discerning Eye of a Collector
Belle Époque Splendor: The Discerning Eye of a Collector
Jean Louis Forain
Danseuse debout
Auction Closed
May 25, 06:44 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Jean Louis Forain
French
1852 - 1931
Danseuse debout
stamped with signature forain (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 25¼ by 21 in.; 64.1 by 53.3 cm
framed: 33¼ by 29 in.; 84.4 by 73.6 cm
To be included in the Forain Catalogue raisonné being prepared by Florence Valdès-Forain
Mlle Jane Renouard, Saint-Cloud
Her sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 10 June 1937
Private collection (acquired at the above sale; thence by descent)
Their sale: Sotheby's, London, 29 June 1999, lot 109
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Her sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 10 June 1937
Private collection (acquired at the above sale; thence by descent)
Their sale: Sotheby's, London, 29 June 1999, lot 109
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Exposition de Cent Ans de Théâtre, music-hall et cirque, 25 May - 14 July, 1936
Jean Louis Forain was a successful satirist and painter of modern life in Paris. As a close friend of Edgar Degas, Forain found inspiration in many of the subjects made famous by other Impressionists including ballerinas and the fashionable crowds that paid to see them perform. Here, a single dancer is seen from behind, seemingly at rest backstage or in a rehearsal studio.