Sheet of Sketches [recto and verso] 

This sheet of sketches, created by the French artist Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931), showcases the artist's masterful use of line to capture the human form. Executed in delicate pencil strokes, the sketches depict figures in various poses, suggesting a study of movement and anatomy. The simplicity of the composition and the looseness of the lines imbue the work with an air of spontaneity and immediacy, characteristic of Forain's style.