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	Jean-Louis Forain France, 1852-1931 La Loge Pastel and gouache on paper 18 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. The Aaron M. and Clara Weitzenhoffer Collection, 2000

In late nineteenth-century Paris, Forain was famous as a satiric illustrator of biting wit, and he exhibited in four of the eight Impressionist exhibitions. Edgar Degas was his close friend and strongest influence, and the two artists often even shared models. Degas’s impact is evident in the subject matter of the present work, which depicts a ballerina and her suitor in a dressing room.

Forain is also known for his friendships with the poets Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud.