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Jean-Louis Forain

1852 - 1931

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Jean-Louis Forain (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ lwi fɔʁɛ̃]; 23 October 1852 – 11 July 1931) was a French Impressionist painter and printmaker, working in media including oils, watercolour, pastel, etching and lithograph. Compared to many of his Impressionist colleagues, he was more successful during his lifetime, but his reputation is now much less exalted. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Louis Forain is the 1,088th most popular painter (down from 1,029th in 2019), the 3,057th most popular biography from France (down from 2,872nd in 2019) and the 184th most popular French Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Jean-Louis Forain ranks 1,088 out of 2,023. Before him are Jan Miense Molenaer, Per Kirkeby, Angelina Beloff, Tom Wesselmann, Varvara Stepanova, and Jan Mandijn. After him are Bartolomeo Veneto, Gustaaf Wappers, Nasreddine Dinet, Félix Bracquemond, Anni Albers, and Rufino Tamayo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, Jean-Louis Forain ranks 60. Before him are Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal, Henry van Dyke Jr., László Mednyánszky, Otakar Ševčík, Eugène Mougin, and Bruno Abakanowicz. After him are Francisco Moreno, Carl Chun, Charles Villiers Stanford, Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Kodama Gentarō, and Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz. Among people deceased in 1931, Jean-Louis Forain ranks 66. Before him are Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria, Franz Schalk, Melvil Dewey, Gustaf Kossinna, Samad bey Mehmandarov, and Xu Zhimo. After him are William Bates, Wilson Bentley, Nicolae Paulescu, David Starr Jordan, Hanns Hörbiger, and Rachel Bluwstein.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Louis Forain ranks 3,057 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Helle (1873), Émilie de Villeneuve (1811), André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (1819), Henri Laurens (1885), Marcel L'Herbier (1888), and Charles Percier (1764). After him are Nasreddine Dinet (1861), Pierre Vernier (1580), Raymond Sommer (1906), Louis Buffet (1818), Charles Tournemire (1870), and Mathieu Amalric (1965).

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Among PAINTERS In France

Among painters born in France, Jean-Louis Forain ranks 184. Before him are Élisabeth Sophie Chéron (1648), Jacques Blanchard (1600), Jean Jouvenet (1644), Édouard Detaille (1848), Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville (1836), and Jean-Jacques Henner (1829). After him are Nasreddine Dinet (1861), Félix Bracquemond (1833), Othon Friesz (1879), Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval (1808), Jean-François Raffaëlli (1850), and Nicolas Froment (1430).

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