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Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

375 works

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Lithograph of a woman in a long skirt and headscarf walking a street at night, with two blurred figures behind her.

In the Street (In the Street)

1911

Etching of an older girl holding a toddler, with a shaggy dog sitting at lower left.

The Big Sister (The Big Sister)

1913

Dark lithographic self-portrait of a bald, bearded man with a white collar, one hand visible below, with small sketches at lo

Self-Portrait

1905

Lithograph of a dense cluster of grotesque male and female faces, some appearing severed, on a dark hatched background.

Ten Assassinations for a Penny

1897

À la Bodiniére

1894

Lithograph of a woman serving soup to waiting men and a child in a crowded line, with the caption 'en attendant!' in the uppe

Waiting (En attendant)

1895

Etching of a stormy sky with slanting light rays over a flat field, a lone walking man, and a farmhouse with trees at right.

Thunder Storm (Temps d'orage)

1859

Lithograph of a crowd of poor people in dark coats queuing at a doorway, with a figure in white at the right.

To the True Poor: The Wicked Rich (Aux vrais pauvres: Les mauvais riches)

1894

Sepia print of a busy station hall under a glass arched roof, with crowds of people, women, children and uniformed men.

Dans le hall

1916

Etching of a winged allegorical figure above a crowd of marchers waving flags along a city street.

La Marseillaise

1915

Etching of a couple huddled on a park bench at night beneath a street lamp and moon.

Lovers on a Bench

Black and white print of women laundresses ironing linen at a table in a workroom, titled Les Blanchisseuses.

Les Blanchisseuses

1893

Lithograph of crowded passengers in a tram carriage, women in dark coats and hats beside men in bowler hats, by Steinlen.

Passagiers in een tram

1896

Lithograph of two women carrying laundry bundles and a basket along a cobbled street beside a wooden fence.

Twee wasvrouwen op straat

1896

Colored drawing of a village street with two elderly walkers, a soldier in blue escorting a woman, and thatched cottages.

Street Scene with Two Couples

n.d.

Lithograph of a woman in black holding a young child on a chair, with blue sea waves behind and the title Femme de Chagrin ab

Femme de Chagrin

n.d.

Steinlen lithograph cover of Gil Blas, 1899: a red-haired woman in an apron walks past three men on a city street.

Vrouw met schort en drie mannen op straat

1899

Steinlen's 1896 Gil Blas cover: a woman with umbrella and a man in a bowler hat walk past a carriage on a rainy street.

Vrouw met paraplu en man met roos

1896

Color print of a blonde woman seated on rocks by a moonlit sea with waves, with Gil Blas masthead above.

Vrouw met wapperende haren op klif

1897

Lithographic magazine cover showing a mustached man in a top hat with a cane beside a dark-haired woman in pink, 1898.

Man met grote snor kijkt vrouw na

1898

Colour lithograph of two uniformed men and a smiling woman in a yellow gown at a dining table with roses and wine glasses.

Mannelijke militair en vrouw gearmd voor tafel met drinkglazen en bloemen

1897

Colour print of a woman carrying bread loaves on a cobbled street, with pedestrians and buildings behind her, on a Gil Blas c

Broodverkoopster op straat

1896

Colored Gil Blas magazine cover from 1898 showing a seated woman playing piano and a standing woman in a plumed hat.

Staande vrouw bij vrouw aan het klavier

1898

Gil Blas newspaper cover of 1893 with a sketch of a man holding a candle and a couple following him in shadow.

Koppel volgt man met nachtkaars

1893

Colour illustration of a woman with a handbag facing a man in a grey hat and light coat, with a crowd behind, on a Gil Blas c

Vrouw met handtas roept naar man met hoed

1896

Loose crayon sketch of a woman in a shawl and long skirt holding a milk pail, on cream paper.

Le lait

1913

Etching of a mother and three children with bundles walking along a wet road as wind bends trees beside them.

In the Rain: Mother and Children (Sous la pluie: La mere et les enfants)

1915

Etching of a woman with an infant and small child talking to a stooped old man with a walking stick in open fields.

The Distant City (La ville lointaine)

1914

Etching of a tramp with a bundle and staff crossing a field toward a distant village with a church tower.

Tramp with Bundle (Le chemineau a la besace)

1914

Etching of two women in conversation, one in a striped blouse and one in a dark hat and cloak, against hatched shadows.

The Encounter (Recontre)

1902

Three women carry bundles of laundry down a city street lined with tall buildings, in a soft brown and ochre print.

Return from the Wash House (Retour de lavoir)

1912

Etching of three schoolgirls walking arm in arm in the foreground, with a crowd of children and adults on a city street behin

Girls Coming from School (Gamines sortant de l'ecole)

1911