Artwork
Temoins à l'audience
Temoins à l'audience is a print by Jean-Louis Forain. It dates from 1908 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Temoins à l'audience is a 1908 print by Jean Louis Forain, held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a somber courtroom scene, with witnesses gathered, some seated and others standing. The solemn atmosphere suggests a serious crime is being testified to.
Technique & Style
Forain's use of chiaroscuro creates depth and volume, with figures emerging from dark, muted tones of brown and gray.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jean-Louis Forain (French pronunciation: ; 23 October 1852 – 11 July 1931) was a French Impressionist painter and printmaker, working in media including oils, watercolour, pastel, etching and lithograph.
Suspension d'audience (Recess of the Hearing)
Suspension d'audience (Recess of the Hearing)
Defenseur et Accuse
Greeting Grandmother (Le Bonjour à la Grand-mère)
Court Recess
Ma Belle Mere (Mother-in-Law)
L'avocat parlant au prévenu (2e planche) (The Lawyer Talking to the Prisoner) (second plate)
Portrait de vielles femmes