# Jean Louis Forain

French, 1852–1931

Forain was a friend and follower of Degas and showed in four of the Impressionist exhibitions. He became best known as a caricaturist, contributing incisive drawings to the Paris press that mocked the bourgeoisie, the courts and politics, often with sharp captions. His paintings and pastels return to Degas’s subjects – backstage at the opera, the racecourse, the café – and his later work turned to courtroom and religious themes.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

3 works in the collection.

- [The Artist's Wife Fishing](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-artist-s-wife-fishing-nga-66417), Jean Louis Forain, 1896. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [In the Wings](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/in-the-wings-aic-159770), Jean Louis Forain, 1899. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [The Race Track](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-race-track-nga-66416), Jean Louis Forain, c. 1891. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.