Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
"Femme au Boa" etching by Steinlen
1900

Name: "Femme au Boa" etching by Steinlen
Brand: Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Price: 4950 USD
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About the Item

STEINLEN, THEOPHILE ALEXANDRE (1859 -1923) "Femme au Boa" Crauzat 61 Etching, Drypoint and Aquatint, c. 1900 Signed in pencil, lower right From the edition of 13 total impressions Image Size: 8 5/8” x 5 ½” The Parisian woman of Paris-fashionably dressed in the city’s café-concerts or on the boulevards was a staple theme rife with meaning in the art and literature of late 19th-century France. From the bourgeois beauty at her mirror to the elegant and successful courtesan, from shop clerks to dancers, the female body and persona occupied center stage within the spectacle and sophistication of belle époque Paris. Steinlen produced hundreds of images of women in different media, including a number of lithographic covers for the publication Gil blas illustré to accompany the short stories of contemporary realist authors. A major artist of the French Art Nouveau era, Theophile Alexandre Steinlen came to Paris from his native Switzerland at the age of twenty. Mainly self-taught, he quickly established himself as aleading illustrator of popular journals such as Le Rire. He also contributed a large amount of drawings and lithographs to the radical press publications, Pere Peinard, Les Temps Nouveaux and La Chambard. In order to avoid political repercussions for some of his art dealing with strong social content he often employed pseudonyms such as, 'Treelan' and 'Pierre'. In the 1890's Steinlen's wonderful use of line and design led to some of the most famous posters of the Art Nouveau movement. These include, Tournee du Chat Noir(1896), La Rue(1896) and Lait pur Sterilise(1894). Yet the majority of his art continued to explore the life of the poor and humble. Known as "the Millet of the Streets", Steinlen's influence was vast. Among other artists both Toulouse-Lautrec and the young Picasso paid direct homage to his art. In total, Steinlen created 382 original lithographs and 115 etchings. Like Toulouse-Lautrec, Steinlen contributed some original lithographs to publishers of popular songs who would use them as cover art for their sheet music. Théophile Steinlen died in 1923 in the Cimetière Saint-Vincent in Montmartre. Today, his works can be found at many important museums around the world including at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., United States.

Creator:

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859 - 1923, French)

Creation Year:

1900

Dimensions:

Height: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)Width: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)

More Editions & Sizes:

From tonal edition of 13Price: $4,950

Medium:

Etching

Movement & Style:

Art Nouveau