Theophile Steinlen Advertising Prints

Theophile Alexandre Steinlen was born in Lausanne, Switzerland on 10 Nov 1859. He died in Paris, 13 Dec 1923. He excelled as an illustrator, printmaker, painter and sculptor. After studying at the University at Lausanne and working as an apprentice designer in a textile factory in Mulhouse, Steinlen arrived in Paris in 1881 and quickly established himself in Montmartre, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. In 1883 the illustrator Adolphe Willette introduced him to the avant-garde literary and artistic environment of the Chat Noir cabaret which had been founded in 1881 by another Swiss ex-patriot, Rodolphe Salis. Steinlen soon became an illustrator of its satirical and humorous journal, Chat noir, and an artistic collaborator with writers such as Emile Zola, poets such as Jean Richepin, composers such as Paul Delmet, artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec and, most important, the singer and songwriter Aristide Bruant, all of whom he encountered at the Chat Noir. Bruant's lyrics incorporate the argot of the poor, the worker, the rogue, the pimp and the prostitute, for whom Steinlen's empathy had been awakened on reading Zola's novel L'Assommoir (1877). Steinlen became the principal illustrator for Bruant's journal Le Mirliton (1885?96) and for the various books containing his songs and monologues, including the two volumes of Dans la rue (1888?95).

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	Tournee du Chat Noir by Theophile Alexandre Steinlen Size 36 by 26 inches Price: $27.95 Size 20 by 16 inches Price: $16.95 Size 14 by 11 inches, (with white border) image size 10-3/4 by 7-1/2 inches Price: $8.95
	Les Chats by Steinlen Overall poster size is 24 by 20 inches Price: $15.95
	Francaise Chocolats by Steinlen An advertisement by Steinlen in Art Deco style. The advertisement is for chocolate. It pictures a young girl and her mother drinking hot chocolate. Their cat watches expectantly. This print measures 11 by 14 inches overall. Image size is 7-1/4 by 10-1/2 inches. Price: $8.95
	Clinique Cheron by T. A. Steinlen This print is from an Art Deco style poster by Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen. The poster advertises a veterinarian in Paris. It pictures a young woman surrounded by dogs and cats. Price, 11 by 14 inches (with border), image size 7-3/4 by 10-3/4 inches: $8.95 Price, 16 by 20: $16.95 Price, 26 by 36: $27.95
	Lait Pur Sterlise by T. A. Steinlen This new print is from an advertisement by Steinlen in Art Deco style. It pictures a young girl drinking from a bowl as a group of cats gathers in front of her, waiting for their share. Size, 11 by 14 inches (with border) Price: $8.95 Size, 26 by 36 inches (no border) Price: $27.95

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