Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
French, 1859-1923
Theophile Alexandre Steinlen was born in Lausanne in 1859. He was naturalized French in 1901. He was a painter, engraver, illustrator, poster artist and sculptor. Before settling in Paris, he made a detour to Mulhouse where one of his uncles placed him in the studio of one of the best lithographers of the time. He settled definitively in Montmartre in 1881. Willette introduced him to his companions of the Cabaret du Chat-Noir animated by Rodolphe Salis. He met Toulouse-Lautrec, Forain, Léandre, Debussy, Eric Satie, Verlaine, Alphonse Allais and Aristide Bruant. He took part in the performances of the famous cabaret's shadow theater with animal stories and, most often, sequences featuring cats, for which he has a particular affection. The felines will appear throughout his activity as "parentheses" in a tormented work. There is, in this torment, the expression of no personal problem but a painful compassion for the lives of the exploited and marginal beings. He painted and drew idylls, balls and bastrings, workers, kids and gosselin, the poor, the little workers, girls and marlous. He sometimes made posters. In the most successful of them (« Le lait pur de la Vingeanne » et le « Fer Bravais ») he imposed, relevant or not, the presence of cats.
In 1901, Steinlen worked for L'Assiette au beurre , the most virulent satirical newspaper ever published and takes readily to target the institutions of the 3rd Republic.
His works are found in numerous Public Collections, such as Petit Palais in Geneva, Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington.| Average Sold Price |
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A black cat playing with a Snowman, from Le Chat Noir
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
A black cat playing with a Snowman, from Le Chat Noir
Gillotage chromotype, 1898
Signed in the image lower right (see photo)
Cats were a symbol of freedom and bohemia in Montmartre, ...
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1890s Impressionist Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
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A black and white cat play with a mouse, from Le Chat Noir
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
A black and white cat play with a mouse, from Le Chat Noir
Gillotage chromotype, 1898
Signed in the image lower right (see photo)
An impression of this image is in the collection of ...
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"La grande sœur" original drypoint
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and drypoint. Catalogue reference: Sanchez and Seydoux 1913-10. Printed in 1913 and published in Paris by Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Sheet size: 8 1/2 x 6 inche...
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1910s Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
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Artiste Animaliers, Art Nouveau Poster by Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Theophile Alexandre Steinlen, French/Swiss (1859 - 1923) - Artiste Animaliers, Year: 1981, Medium: Poster with Embossed Cat Blindstamp, Size: 20.5 x 25 in. (52.07 x 63.5 cm), Prin...
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1980s Art Nouveau Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
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Offset
Prochainement, Tournée du Chat Noir avec Rodolphe Salis; Black cat.
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The poster was designed by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen in 1896 to promote the touring performances of the Le Chat Noir cabaret troupe led by Rodolphe Salis. It has since become one ...
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1990s Art Nouveau Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
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$950
H 52.5 in W 35 in D 0.75 in
Femmes conversant dans la Rue, Art Nouveau Litho by Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Theophile Alexandre Steinlen, French/Swiss (1859 - 1923) - Femmes conversant dans la Rue, Medium: Double Sided Lithograph, Size: 15 x 10.25 in. (38.1 x 26.04 cm), Description: From ...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
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"Kitten Went in the Night" (A black cat playing with broom and Halloween ghost)
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
"Kitten Went in the Night" (A black cat playing with broom and Halloween ghost) from Le Chat Noir
Gillotage chromotype, 1898
Signed in the image lower right
Cats were a symbol of fr...
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1890s Impressionist Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
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A black cat and a cute little Dutch girl, from Le Chat Noir
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
A black cat and a cute little Dutch girl, from Le Chat Noir
An impression of this image is in the collection of the de Young/Legion of Honor Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
from Le...
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