# Jean\-Louis Forain - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T09:43:23.061Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 551
- Lots with prices: 319
- First auction date: 1993-02-17
- Latest auction date: 2026-07-06
- Median realised price: $562
- Price range: $20 to $1,692,500

## Market Takeaway
Jean-Louis Forain shows very deep auction liquidity with 540 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $563. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 29 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-13.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($563\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $195 and $3,750.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 59.5% (188 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 23.7% (75 sales)
- $10,000\+: 16.8% (53 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 29
- Previous 12 months sales: 47
- Recent 12 months median: $300
- Previous 12 months median: $200
- Median shift: 50%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-13
- Days since latest sale: 67
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 83 lots
- Sotheby's: 38 lots
- Piasa: 35 lots
- Roseberys: 20 lots
- Artcurial: 18 lots
- Ader: 15 lots
- Gros\-Delettrez: 15 lots
- Tajan: 15 lots
- RoGallery: 14 lots
- Bonhams: 12 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-07-06 | Jean\-Louis Forain \(1852–1931\), Two Women in Conversation | Hammersite | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-1852-1931-two-women-in-conversation-145-c-34b8ff94d5
2. 2025-12-13 | Jean\-Louis FORAIN \(1852\-1931\) | OXIO | €200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-1852-1931-102-c-3f2554aeb5
3. 2025-12-10 | Jean\-Louis Forain \(1852\-1931\) Maison Close etching unsigned 11cm x 16cm. | Mallams | £45 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-1852-1931-maison-close-etching-unsigned-11cm-x-16cm-23-c-985ce62c63
4. 2025-11-19 | Jean\-Louis Forain, Deuxieme Salon du Cycle vintage poster | Poster Auctions International Inc | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-deuxieme-salon-du-cycle-vintage-poster-120-c-700041e92f
5. 2025-11-17 | Jean\-Louis FORAIN \(1852\-1931\) Scène de rue | De Baecque & Associés | €480 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-1852-1931-scene-de-rue-495-c-4904f7b11b
6. 2025-11-05 | Jean\-Louis Forain 1905 Litho \[Portrait of Renoir\] | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $75 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-1905-litho-portrait-of-renoir-354-c-730a1557f5
7. 2025-10-29 | Jean\-Louis Forain \(French, 1852\-1931\), It’s Finished \(C’est fini!…..\) | Sloane Street Auctions | £200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-french-1852-1931-it-s-finished-c-est-fini-541-c-aebe115bbb
8. 2025-10-28 | Jean\-Louis Forain 1852–1931 | Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer | CHF 1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-1852-1931-10-c-8104d01814
9. 2025-10-23 | Jean\-Louis Forain "Les Coulisses de l'Opera" Oil | Auctions at Showplace | $32,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-les-coulisses-de-l-opera-oil-55-c-6de4f5293f
10. 2025-09-17 | JEAN\-LOUIS FORAIN \(1852\-1931\) A soldier writing a letter, lithograph, 62 x 49cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £60 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-1852-1931-a-soldier-writing-a-letter-lithograph-62-x-49cm-18-c-2444c258f5
11. 2025-09-15 | JEAN\-LOUIS FORAIN \(FRENCH, 1852\-1931\), The Exit Of The Audience | Gibson's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-french-1852-1931-the-exit-of-the-audience-150-c-0f84837a8e
12. 2025-09-15 | JEAN\-LOUIS FORAIN \(FRENCH, 1852\-1931\), Lady with Parasol | Gibson's | A$1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-french-1852-1931-lady-with-parasol-99-c-7fe4778913
13. 2025-09-15 | JEAN\-LOUIS FORAIN \(FRENCH, 1852\-1931\), Backstage | Gibson's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-french-1852-1931-backstage-89-c-cd14808820
14. 2025-09-12 | JEAN\-LOUIS FORAIN \| EN VACANCES | Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf | €420 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-en-vacances-2263-c-83244a69c8
15. 2025-07-31 | Jean\-Louis Forain "Danseuses Dans ..." Etching | Auctions at Showplace | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-danseuses-dans-etching-383-c-292472c8a1
16. 2025-06-27 | JEAN\-LOUIS FORAIN \(FRANCE, 1852\-1931\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-france-1852-1931-1372-c-654405a860
17. 2025-06-19 | JEAN\-LOUIS FORAIN \(FRENCH 1852\-1931\), DANSEUSE ARABE | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £280 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-french-1852-1931-danseuse-arabe-1137-c-d41458b88e
18. 2025-06-16 | Jean\-Louis Forain \(French, 1852\-1931\) Les Mamans, c. 1890 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-french-1852-1931-les-mamans-c-1890-78-c-c9d4a87a5e
19. 2025-06-03 | JEAN\-LOUIS FORAIN \(French, 1852\-1931\) Gentleman with Top Hat gouache and conte on paper 24 x 17.5cm \(37.5 x 30.5cm framed\) | Leonard Joel | A$300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-french-1852-1931-gentleman-with-top-hat-gouache-and-conte-on-paper-24-x-17-5cm-37-5-x-30-5cm-framed-73-c-bc94ab5991
20. 2025-05-25 | Jean\-Louis Forain \(1852\-1931\) Pavilion Scene | Clar Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-1852-1931-pavilion-scene-200-c-f684ebb980
21. 2025-05-17 | Jean\-Louis Forain | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-3600-c-48347608cd
22. 2025-04-24 | Jean\-Louis Forain \(French, 1852\-1931\), "Au Theatre: Deux Femmes Assises" | New Orleans Auction Galleries | $1,170 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-french-1852-1931-au-theatre-deux-femmes-assises-42-c-067497695e
23. 2025-04-10 | Jean\-Louis Forain, French 1852\-1931, Two Works | Abell Auction | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-french-1852-1931-two-works-512-c-829466c950
24. 2025-04-10 | Jean\-Louis Forain \(1852\-1931\). L'Élégante à l'éventail. huile sur panneau46 | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-louis-forain-1852-1931-l-elegante-a-l-eventail-huile-sur-panneau46-412-c-5df454f846

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