Artist at the Front: Jean Louis Forain

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Artist at the Front: Jean Louis Forain
Elizabeth Broun, curator
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Preperatory studies for a series of published illustrations documenting the experiences of French soldiers during World War I, accompanied by harsh, often satirical captions. The 28 drawings, a recent gift to the museum, are displayed for the first time.

Works of art

Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Pour la France (For France)
Pour la France (For France)
Jean Louis Forain
1915
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Après l'assaut (After the Attack)
Après l'assaut (After the Attack)
Jean Louis Forain
1916
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Devant la mort (Facing Death)
Devant la mort (Facing Death)
Jean Louis Forain
1915
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Une des raisons de vaincre (One More Reason to Win)
Une des raisons de vaincre (One More Reason to Win)
Jean Louis Forain
1918
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Leurs couloirs (Their Trenches)
Leurs couloirs (Their Trenches)
Jean Louis Forain
1915
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), En tirailleurs (Sharpshooters)
En tirailleurs (Sharpshooters)
Jean Louis Forain
1915
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), On oublie toujours ça (One Always Forgets That)
On oublie toujours ça (One Always Forgets That)
Jean Louis Forain
1916
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Le terrain reconquis (Reconquered Territory)
Le terrain reconquis (Reconquered Territory)
Jean Louis Forain
1916
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Prisonniers boches (Jerry Prisoners)
Prisonniers boches (Jerry Prisoners)
Jean Louis Forain
1916
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), La peur des braves (The Fear of the Courageous)
La peur des braves (The Fear of the Courageous)
Jean Louis Forain
1915
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Le commissaire aux armées (ce que ce serait) [The Army Superintendent (What it Would Be Like)]
Le commissaire aux armées (ce que ce serait) [The Army Superintendent (What it Would Be Like)]
Jean Louis Forain
1914–1919
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Le Basileus chassé (The Basileus Being Thrown Out)
Le Basileus chassé (The Basileus Being Thrown Out)
Jean Louis Forain
1917
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Devant le Pirée (At Piraeus)
Devant le Pirée (At Piraeus)
Jean Louis Forain
1916–1917
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Le français tel qu'on le parle (French as it is Spoken)
Le français tel qu'on le parle (French as it is Spoken)
Jean Louis Forain
1916
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Grec et Francais (Greek and Frenchmen)
Grec et Francais (Greek and Frenchmen)
Jean Louis Forain
1915
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), L'agression bulgare (Bulgarian Aggression)
L'agression bulgare (Bulgarian Aggression)
Jean Louis Forain
1916
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Leur aveu (Their Confession)
Leur aveu (Their Confession)
Jean Louis Forain
1918
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Su l'Acropole (On the Acropolis)
Su l'Acropole (On the Acropolis)
Jean Louis Forain
1916
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Versailles, 28 Juin (Versailles, June 28)
Versailles, 28 Juin (Versailles, June 28)
Jean Louis Forain
1919
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Et puis quelqu' un paraît (And then Someone Appears)
Et puis quelqu' un paraît (And then Someone Appears)
Jean Louis Forain
1917
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), La réponse (The Answer)
La réponse (The Answer)
Jean Louis Forain
1916
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), La "défaillance" russe (The Russians' "Failing")
La "défaillance" russe (The Russians' "Failing")
Jean Louis Forain
1918
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Guerre sous-marine (The Submarine War)
Guerre sous-marine (The Submarine War)
Jean Louis Forain
1917
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Le Film
Le Film
Jean Louis Forain
1915
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Dans les faubourgs de Londres (The London Suburbs)
Dans les faubourgs de Londres (The London Suburbs)
Jean Louis Forain
1915
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Les notables (Procession of the Notables)
Les notables (Procession of the Notables)
Jean Louis Forain
1914
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), L'école de neutres (Neutrality School)
L'école de neutres (Neutrality School)
Jean Louis Forain
1917
Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), La Fête-Dieu à Paris (Corpus Christi in Paris)
La Fête-Dieu à Paris (Corpus Christi in Paris)
Jean Louis Forain
circa 1917