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Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

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Etching of a bearded prophet with arms raised before a crowd of upturned faces, set against dense cross-hatched shadow.

Prophet (Le prophete)

1902

Etching of a poor family: a seated man holding an infant, an elderly woman, children, and a bundle on a rural hillside.

Poor People (Les pauvres gens)

1914

Etching of a huddled family in heavy clothing sitting in snow, with a line of travelers on a distant road under a dark sky.

Exodus (L'exode)

1916

Etching of two standing men with canes conversing near a seated, gaunt bearded man in an open landscape.

Three Companions (Les trois compagnons)

1912

Etching of soldiers in helmets and overcoats walking at night, with a column of small character heads at left.

Soldiers on Leave - Night Scene (Permissionnaires - Effet de Nuit)

1916

Lithograph of ragged figures in the street before a grand classical building, by Théophile Steinlen, 1908.

Misery and Splendor (Misere et splendeur)

1908

Lithograph portrait of a man with long dark hair and a draped cloak, drawn in loose brown crayon strokes on cream paper.

Portrait of Maxim Gorki étendu

1905

Black-and-white lithograph of a figure in a ruffled collar leaning on a pedestal under street lamps at night.

Prière Marmitale

1894

Red and black crayon portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and mustache, gripping a walking stick, in a red sweater.

Frontal Portrait from the Waist Up of Maxime Gorki

1905

Charcoal-style sketch of a woman embracing a soldier at left as other soldiers with packs and rifles stand waiting nearby.

Seuls quand même

1916

Dark lithograph portrait of a bald, bearded man facing forward, lit from the upper left against a shadowy background.

Self-Portrait (Steinlen de face, tete droite)

1905

Lithograph of a long-haired woman raising clasped hands above a shouting crowd of workers with tools and flags.

March 18

1894

Lithograph of raised-arm figures among cobblestones and a red cloth, with a city skyline under a yellow sky.

De roep van de straatstenen, 1894

1894

Colored lithograph of a woman in a pink cloak scolded by three men on a city street, with French caption.

Marianne op straat uitgescholden, 1894

1894

Colored print of destitute men trudging through snow past a man lying on the ground, with a French caption below.

Ellende onder de sneeuw, 1894

1894

Dark etching of a dense crowd gathered before lit shop windows, some figures holding sheets of paper, by Steinlen.

Street Singers

1902

Sepia print of two nude figures reclining diagonally across the sheet, drawn with loose contour lines.

Two Nude Models

1902

Etching of a black cat crouching with an arched back on a ledge, its tail curling to the right, against a pale background.

Cat Arching Its Back

1898

Sepia etching of three women with upswept hair leaning together, with pedestrians on a street behind them.

Three Working Girls Out for Lunch

1900

Etching of two cats curled together on a cushion, one dark and one light, with fine hatched lines.

Two Cats on a Cushion

1914

Lithograph of a top-hatted man in a long coat reaching toward a sleeve, with an elderly man with cane and a woman nearby.

One Robs on the Side of the Law

December 1898

Black and white poster of a crowd of men in top hats lit by a raised torch, with printed lecture announcement text on the lef

L'Idée Nouvelle

February 1898

Dark nocturnal street scene with glowing lamps, a bearded man in a top hat in the foreground and dancing women behind him.

Paris, Night

1903

Lithograph of miners in caps walking in a line across a smoky industrial landscape, with a woman in dark dress at left.

Coming out of the mine

1907

Poster of a night street scene with a guitarist and singers holding sheet music, with red lettering reading Chansons de Montm

Chansons de Montmartre

1899

Lithograph of four women in black mourning veils beside a coffin draped with a blue, white and red flag and palm fronds.

Glory

1915

Etching of a crowd of refugees, women and children carrying bundles, walking across a bleak landscape under a dark sky.

Before the Invasion

September 1915

Sepia sketch of a nude woman seated on a stool, bending forward to dry her feet over a basin.

Seated Woman Wiping Her Feet

May 1902

Sepia print of a cat stretched out and reclining on a cushion, head resting on its paws, against a dark background.

Reclining Cat Stretched Out from Left to Right

February 1903

Lithograph of three weary men in coats and caps walking across a muddy, barren landscape, one supporting another.

Three Comrades

1915

Lithograph of three ragged men trudging through a bare landscape, one supporting a weary companion, by Steinlen, 1915.

Three Comrades, plate five from Actualités

1915

Lithograph of an elderly woman with a walking stick beside a seated woman holding a child in a barren landscape.

Serbian Cavalry, First Episode

1916