Jean-Louis Forain
The Admirer

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Artist Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931)French, 1852–1931

CultureFrench

Titles

The Admirer

Datec. 1877–1879

PlaceParis, France

MediumOil on canvas, mounted on wood

Dimensions8 × 6 in. (20.3 × 15.2 cm)

Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck

Object number98.281

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Department

European Art, Beck Collection

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Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenancePrivate collection, France, before February 1972; [Adolphe Stein, Paris, by February 1972] [1], [2]; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Beck, Houston, 1972; given to the MFAH, 1998.

[1] Adolphe Stein (1913-2002) was a French dealer of drawings and paintings.

[2] The sale of the present work was proposed by Adolphe Stein in a letter dated 4 February 1972 addressed to Mr. John Beck. [MFAH object file-accessed by Robert McD. Parker, April 2024.]
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED: Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, "The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck", 1974, pp. 42-43.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed lower left: "LF"

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