Jean-Louis Forain

* Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931) Le Foyer A L'Opera oil on canvas signed with artist's monogram (lower right) 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches. Estimate $ 80,000-120,000 Property from the Estate of Pearl Kravit, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Madam Florence Valdès-Forain kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work from a photograph and will include this painting in the forthcoming catalogue of works by Jean-Louis Forain. Please contact us for a full condition report.

Lot Description Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931) Les danseuses signed 'forain' (lower left) oil on paper laid down on canvas 20 7/8 x 30 3/8 in. (53 x 77.3 cm.) Painted circa 1905 Provenance Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 9 October 1986, lot 15. Dennis Hotz Fine Art, Johannesburg. Acquired from the above by the present owner. Pre-Lot Text THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR Exhibited Springfield, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, Jean-Louis Forain 1852-1931: Exhibition of Paintings, April - May 1956, no. 15. View Lot Notes › Lot Notes Mrs Florence Valdès-Forain kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931) Le Bon Samaritain oil on board 29½ x 41½ in. (74.9 x 105.4 cm.) with Galerie George Petit, Paris, 15 December 1927. Hotel Beau Revage, Lausanne by 13 October 1959. PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION Madame Florence Valdés-Forain has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this painting on the basis of photographs.

LOT 60 JEAN-LOUIS FORAIN A fine sketchbook comprising 27 sheets (142 x 93 mm, perforated at left margin for removal) each with pen-and-ink or pencil drawings, 9 with drawings on both recto and verso, [Paris?, late 19th/early 20th c.], bound in blue coated stiff card, with black cloth spine; stubs of a few removed sheets still in sketchbook, spine torn and worn, minor wear to covers.

Lot Description Jean Louis Forain (1852-1931) Scène de tribunal, pièces à conviction signed 'Forain' (upper right) oil on canvas 24 x 28¾ in. (61 x 73 cm.) Provenance Maxwell Gallery, San Francisco. Acquired from the above by the late owner, 1960. Pre-Lot Text Property from the Estate of Robert Orchard View Lot Notes › Madame Florence Valdès-Forain has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this painting on the basis of photographs.