Jean Louis ForainFrench, 1852–1931Preobliekanie
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Preobliekanie” now? Collection: Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava. Unknown.
Bratislava, Slovakia
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
In the catalog
Sources
- Slovak National Gallery
- Image: Slovak National Gallery — Public Domain Mark 1.0
In the life of Jean Louis Forain
The whole life1870
Service in the Franco-Prussian War
He took part in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.
January – March 1872
Shares a Room with Rimbaud
He befriended the poets Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud; from January to March 1872 he lived with Rimbaud in a room Verlaine rented on the rue Campagne-Première. At the time the artist was ironically nicknamed Gavroche.
1876
Regular Publications in the Press
From 1876 he regularly published drawings and caricatures in the journal La Cravache parisienne and in newspapers such as Le Scapin and La Vie moderne, displaying a manner full of irony and sarcasm.
1879–1886
Participation in the Impressionist Exhibitions
A follower and protégé of Degas, he took part in four of the eight Impressionist exhibitions — in 1879, 1880, 1881, and 1886, beginning with the fourth independent exhibition.
