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Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

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A Wounded Soldier and His Comrade

1916

Charcoal sketch of women in headscarves seated in a tram car, one figure at right holding an accordion.

Riders on the Metro

c. 1890

Pen and blue crayon drawing of five street sweepers in long coats carrying brooms, walking past a wall with chimneys.

Sweepers

1888

Ink drawing of a man in a bowler hat on a rainy night street with lamps and blurred pedestrians behind him.

In Love (Amoureux)

1888

Pencil sketch of tree trunks and dense foliage with curved hatched ground lines in the foreground.

The Forest at Courdemanche

1895

Pen and ink sheet with multiple sketched heads, profiles and small full-length figures in hats and coats.

Studies of Figures and Heads

1859

Poster of a black cat with a red ornamental halo, above French text advertising the Chat Noir company and Rodolphe Salis.

Prochainement la très illustre Compagnie du Chat Noir (Poster for the Company of the Black Cat)

1896

Colour etching of two women carrying wicker baskets through a busy cobbled city street with pedestrians behind them.

Twee wasvrouwen met manden op straat

1898

Etching of a smiling elderly woman in a headscarf, hands clasped, set against dark diagonal hatching.

Oude vrouw met hoofddoek

1902

Print of a woman holding an umbrella in heavy rain on a wet city street, with a pink accent at her hem.

Vrouw met paraplu in de regen

1898

Etching of two women carrying boxes on a busy city street at dusk, with a crowd and street lamp behind them.

Twee wandelende vrouwen op straat

1902

Hand-colored etching of two women in long skirts, one holding a baby in pink and the other carrying a child in orange.

Twee moeders met kinderen

1903

Etching of rolling hills with a winding road, trees, and a village with a church steeple on the horizon.

Heuvellandschap

1914

Etching of rolling fields and a winding road leading to a village with a church tower on the horizon.

Landschap in een storm

1914

Night street scene in brown tones with a crowd of helmeted soldiers near an arched doorway, plus small sketches in the lower

Nachtlandschap met groep soldaten

1916

Dark lithographic portrait of a woman with a stern expression, face lit against a shadowed background of hair.

Portret van een vrouw

1896

Lithograph of a glowing female figure raising broken chains above a crowd of people with raised manacled arms.

De bevrijder

1903

Lithograph of three soldiers in long coats trudging across a bleak landscape, one supporting a companion, with bare trees beh

Drie loopgraafsoldaten slepen zich kameraadschappelijk voort

1915

Etching of a mother with a baby and three children walking through puddles on a road, with wind-blown trees beside them.

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

1915

Etching of three girls walking arm in arm across a street, with a crowd of children behind them, by Théophile Steinlen.

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

1911

Etching of a bearded prophet with outstretched arms before a crowd of upturned faces, dark crosshatched background, 1902.

Prophet (Le prophete)

1902

Etching of a rural family: a seated man holding an infant, an elderly woman, and children in a bare landscape.

Poor People (Les pauvres gens)

1914

Etching of huddled, bundled figures with a child on a snowy slope under a dark, windswept sky.

Exodus (L'exode)

1916

Etching of two standing men with walking sticks talking to a seated bearded man across a flat open landscape.

Three Companions (Les trois compagnons)

1912

Etching of soldiers in helmets and greatcoats walking at night, with small portrait studies of faces along the left edge.

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

1916

Lithograph of ragged figures in the foreground beside a grand classical building with arched windows and a tower.

Misery and Splendor (Misere et splendeur)

1908

Dark lithograph portrait of a bearded, balding older man turned slightly to the right, lit from the upper left.

Self-Portrait (Steinlen de face, tete droite)

1905

Etching of a peasant woman with an infant, a child at her skirt, and a stooped older man with a cane in open fields.

The Distant City (La ville lointaine)

1914

Etching of a hatted tramp with a bundle walking across a field toward a distant village with a church steeple.

Tramp with Bundle (Le chemineau a la besace)

1914

Etching of a woman in a light blouse facing a dark-coated figure seen from behind, against cross-hatched shadows.

The Encounter (Recontre)

1902

Three women carry laundry through a city street, drawn in warm sepia tones with loose lines.

Return from the Wash House (Retour de lavoir)

1912

Charcoal drawing of a woman with a bundle, a boy in a cap, and a girl with a basket before a ruined building.

C'est ici, chez nous!

1916

Ink sketch of women and children seated in the foreground with a crowd of people, carts and horses behind them.

Evacués de Verdun

1916

Pen sketch sheet of caricatured male heads and figures, many in top hats and bowler hats, some smoking pipes.

Karikaturale portret- en figuurstudies van mannen

1869

Portret- en figuurstudies van vrouwen

1869

Diverse portret- en figuurstudies van vrouwen en mannen

1869

Pen and wash drawing of a man in a dark coat leaning over a woman in a pale gown on a sofa by a moonlit window.

Heer in rok tracht een twijfelende dame op een sofa te overreden

1869

Karikaturale portretstudies van twee heren en een vrouw in gesprek

1869

Sepia WWI French poster: a soldier in a helmet above text, a couple embracing, a seated man by a hospital sign, and a skull.

Soldat,/ La Patrie compte/ sur toi; garde/ lui toutes tes/ forces...

1916

Poster for Le Journal advertising Émile Zola's Paris, showing a crowd in the foreground, smoke over the city and a winged fig

LE JOURNAL 5ces/ PUBLIE PARIS/ PAR/ EMILE ZOLA

1898

Poster of a crowing black rooster with red comb, with large COCORICO lettering and lists of artists' names below.

COCORICO/ Willette. Mucha/ Steinlen. Vogel. Léandre/ Huard. Calbet. de Feure/ Doës. Villon. Wibopf. Roubille/ Verbeck…

1899

Poster by Steinlen showing a woman in red riding a motorcycle past honking geese in a rural village scene.

MOTOCYCLES/ COMIOT/ Paris/ 87 Boulevart [sic]/ Gouvion- St- Cyr

1899

Steinlen 1915 poster of a somber group with a woman in black shawl and a child with a pail, beside raffle text.

EN BELGIQUE/ LES BELGES ONT FAIM/ TOMBOLA/ ARTISTIQUE/ au profit de/ L'ALIMENTATION/ POPULAIRE DE/ BELGIQUE

1915

Poster of a large black cat seated on a red band with a red halo behind it, advertising the Tournée du Chat Noir.

Prochainement/Tournée/ DU/ CHAT/ NOIR/ AVEC/ RODOLPHE SALIS

1896

Lithograph poster of two French soldiers in greatcoats, one smoking a pipe, with text announcing Journée du Poilu, 25 and 26

Journee du Poilu/ 25 & 26 Decembre 1915

1915

Poster of a seated boy in white smock and wooden clogs in a field, advertising Le Coupable in Le Journal, 1896.

5ces./ LE JOURNAL/ 5 ces./ PUBLIE/ LE COUPABLE/ ROMAN INEDIT/ DE FRANCOIS COPPEE

1896

Poster of a girl in a red dress drinking milk from a bowl beside three cats, with French advertising text.

Lait pur de la Vingeanne/ Stérilisé/ Quillot frères/ Montigny sur Vingeanne/ Côte d'Or

1894

Steinlen poster of a large black cat with glowing eyes beside French text announcing the 1898 Chat Noir auction at Hôtel Drou

EXPOSITIONS/PARTICULIERE/ LE DIMANCHE 15 MAI/ PUBLIQUE/ les 16, 17, 18 et 20 MAI 1898/ AVANT LA VENTE/ de 1h 1/2 à 2h…

1898

Poster by Steinlen showing two men under a street lamp, one in a top hat and plaid cape, with the title Mothu et Doria.

Pl 46 - Steinlen

1895

Colour poster for Raticide Burnichon showing a crowd of rats feeding from yellow bowls and a rat beside a skull and crossbone

Raticide, Burnichon affiche (Un seul état), Steinlen

1888

Poster for Brunet tablets showing a woman gathering poppies and a man in a green coat in a wheat field.

Vous ne tousserez jamais, en prenant, des, tablettes, Brunet affiche (Un seul état), Steinlen

1889

Art Nouveau poster for the ballet Le Rêve showing a ballerina in a kimono with a fan, moon, pine tree and dancers.

Académie Nationale de Musique. Le Rêve, ballet en 2 actes et trois tableaux de M.M. E. Blal et J. Hansen. Musique de…

1890

Sheet music cover showing a singing man in a grey overcoat and top hat beneath a crescent moon, with Sérénade montmartroise l

Sérénade montmartroise, créée par Farville à l'Eldorado, paroles de Achille Bloch, musique de Patusset : [estampe] (2…

1892

Lithograph poster of a calico cat seen from behind beside a large black cat silhouette, with an orange printer's imprint belo

A la Bodinière. Exposition de l'oeuvre dessiné et peint de T.A.Steinlen du 10 avril au 15 mai 1894 affiche avant la l…

1894

Steinlen poster showing a woman in red and a girl at a table with a black cat, a teacup, and a chocolate tin.

Compagnie française des Chocolats et des thés affiche, Steinlen

1895

Poster for De Mazas à Jérusalem showing a man in a long coat and hat walking toward a sunset with orange rays.

De Mazas à Jérusalem, par, Zo D'Axa, Dessins de Lucien Pissarro, Steinlen, Félix Vallotton affiche, impression photom…

1895

Art Nouveau poster: a woman in red sips tea beside a red-haired girl, a black cat, and a chocolate tin on a table.

Compagnie Française des Chocolate et des Thés

1895

Art Nouveau poster of a woman in red and a girl with a black cat at a tea table, advertising Compagnie Française des Chocolat

Pl 170 - Steinlen

1895

Poster advertising Compagnie Française chocolate and tea, showing a woman in red, a girl, and a black cat at a table.

Chocolats Compagnie française, Thés Compagnie française affiche, Steinlen

1895

Art Nouveau poster of a woman sipping tea, a girl stirring a cup, and a black cat at a table with a tea tin.

Compagnie, Française des, Chocolats, et des Thés impression photomécanique (Fac-similé réduit de l'affiche originale)…

1899

Art nouveau opera poster showing a veiled woman in classical robes beside columns, with a procession along a sea shore behind

Pl 34 - Steinlen

1895

Poster for the opera Hellé showing a veiled woman in white beside classical columns, with a procession of women and the sea b

Hellé

1896

Poster proof showing a veiled woman before classical columns, with a procession of women and musicians on a shore by the sea.

Académie Nationale de Musique. Hellé opéra en 4 actes, musique d'Alphonse Duvernoy, poème de C. du Locle et Ch. Nuitt…

1896

Art nouveau opera poster showing a veiled woman before classical columns, with a procession of women by the sea and the title

Académie Nationale de Musique, Hellé, Opéra, en 4 Actes, Musique, d'Alphonse, Duvernoy, Poème de, C. du Locle et Ch.…

1896