Dancer with a Mirror 

Jean-Louis Forain sketched "Dancer with a Mirror" with red chalk on paper. The delicate strokes and warm hues create a fleeting, ethereal vision of a dancer caught in a moment of introspection. Notice how Forain's use of line here isn't about delineating concrete forms; instead, he captures a sense of movement and ephemerality. The dancer's tutu, suggested by a flurry of red lines, seems almost to dissolve into the surrounding space, challenging our perception of form and volume. The mirror itself is not a perfect reflection, but a field of loose marks, distorting our understanding of reality. The drawing destabilizes established meanings of representation, inviting us to question what is real versus what is perceived. The work is a space for ongoing interpretation.