Dancer and Man

The spontaneous pose of the dancer lends an air of immediacy to Forain's watercolor, capturing in a lively way the chance meeting after a performance. The work is strongly evocative of the work of Degas, who repeatedly turned to the ballet for his subject matter.

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Neighbors at Art Institute of Chicago

On the same theme · Century of Progress

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Scène de tribunal

The Race Track

The Orchestra

Tight-Rope Walker

a) Nurse and Child (recto); b) Man on Horseback (verso)

a) Waiting (recto); b) Man and Woman (verso)

Woman Weeping

a) L'examination en Douane (Customs Inspection) (recto); b) Seated Figure (verso)

The Bedroom, 1889

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), 1890–91

American Gothic, 1930

Nighthawks, 1942

American Gothic, 1930

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

The Old Guitarist, late 1903–early 1904

At the Moulin Rouge, 1892/95

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

The Assumption of the Virgin, 1577–79

The Beach at Sainte-Adresse, 1867

Dancer and Man

About the work

Particulars

More by Jean Louis Forain

Neighbors at Art Institute of Chicago

On the same theme · Century of Progress

Not receiving at present

What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

Scène de tribunal

The Race Track

The Orchestra

Tight-Rope Walker

a) Nurse and Child (recto); b) Man on Horseback (verso)

a) Waiting (recto); b) Man and Woman (verso)

Woman Weeping

a) L'examination en Douane (Customs Inspection) (recto); b) Seated Figure (verso)

The Bedroom, 1889

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), 1890–91

American Gothic, 1930

Nighthawks, 1942

American Gothic, 1930

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

The Old Guitarist, late 1903–early 1904

At the Moulin Rouge, 1892/95

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

The Assumption of the Virgin, 1577–79

The Beach at Sainte-Adresse, 1867